A federal jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the trial of Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker ...

SummaryEx-speaker's lawyer derides Solis as ‘malignant tumor at the heart of this case’ By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News ...

An attorney for Michael Madigan on Monday ripped former Ald. Daniel Solis’ turn as an FBI mole, calling the onetime influential Zoning Committee chairman a master manipulator and the “malignant tumor ...

An attorney for Michael Madigan on Monday repeatedly denied that the ex-House speaker ever thought utility giant ComEd was ...

Criminal defense attorney Mike Leonard joins WGN Radio’s Jon Hansen (in for Lisa Dent) to give an update on the Mike Madigan trial as closing arguments continue.

CHICAGO — Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after calling 12 witnesses, most notably Madigan himself. And prosecutors also ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that prosecutors overreached by bringing a historic racketeering conspiracy ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a day of defense testimony last week. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House ...

Madigan testified for nearly 12 hours over four days. The former speaker offered counter-narratives to the jury that likely would not have emerged as clearly had the Chicago Democrat not testified.

U.S. Assistant Attorney Amar Bhachu said a key issue involved whether or not Madigan and McClain had to have their “hands on the money” in order for the government to seek forfeiture of funds.