Potential jurors in the trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan have begun to fill out questionnaires, the first step in ...

The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.

Defense attorneys expect challenges because of Madigan’s name recognition. Another hurdle is the high mistrust of Illinois ...

Jury selection begins Tuesday for one of the biggest political corruption trials in Illinois history. Why it matters: The ...

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 once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a ...

Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...

The jury selection process starts Tuesday in the trial of longtime former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

It’s time for the next high-profile political corruption trial to begin in Illinois. In a Fox 32 special report, Paris Schutz ...

Tuesday is Day One of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s and co-defendant Michael McClain’s trial on racketeering and bribery charges. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois ...

After investigating Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan for more than a decade, prosecutors need to convince a ...

Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime ...