U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey, who will oversee the Madigan trial, is viewed as well-suited for complex RICO cases ...
The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.
The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a ...
Michael J. Madigan is set to face trial on charges including racketeering and bribery after a lengthy federal investigation.
Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...
It’s time for the next high-profile political corruption trial to begin in Illinois. In a Fox 32 special report, Paris Schutz ...
CHICAGO -- Jury selection will begin this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' most powerful politician ...
Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A federal judge has rejected former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss most of the ...
Key issue in Madigan’s highly anticipated racketeering trial: did he know ahead of time that private benefits for himself or ...