The former Illinois House speaker is asking that he be allowed to stay out of prison during his appeal in the federal bribery ...

CHICAGO — Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his conviction on sweeping corruption charges, arguing in a filing Monday ...

Attorneys for former House Speaker Michael Madigan have formally asked that he remain free on bond pending appeal of his ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a ...

Michael Jackson‘s daughter has questions over what she calls “irregular payments” made to the individuals handling the late ...

Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison​, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

A former executive for electric utility ComEd has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois ...

John Hooker, one of the “ComEd Four”, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A man once described as part of Michael Jackson’s “second family” is now accused of attempting to extort $213 million from the late singer’s estate.

Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker is sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scandal involving ex-Illinois ...

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...