Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

As his sentencing on his corruption conviction arrives, Michael Madigan is placing fervent hope on the backing of a wide ...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction underscores the systemic problems in ...

Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery ...

Decades ago in New York state, a judge handed down a long sentence to an older criminal. The defendant protested, telling the judge, "I won't live that long." "Do the best you can," the judge replied.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison and fined $2.5 million for trading ...

Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2. 5 million fine quickly, his time in prison ...

Longtime former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 90 months in prison on Friday for his February ...

Crain’s reporter John Pletz joins host Amy Guth to discuss the former Illinois House speaker's seven and a half-year sentence ...