With two members of the ComEd Four scheduled to be sentenced next week, Illinois Democrats and Republicans differ on the need ...

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

Peter Dornan is retiring after decades as a physio, having written multiple books, including one on sporting injuries ...

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

Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked for nearly six years in prison for former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, whose unique ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a ...

As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans ...

Madigan’s attorneys say the 83-year-old politician isn’t a flight risk and that there are complex legal issues which, if resolved in his favor, will require a new trial.

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 ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a harsh sentence June 13.