Illinois' former House speaker is due in prison in about two months. He asked a judge to let him remain free while he ...

A request for former Illinois speaker Michael Madigan to remain out of prison while his appeal of his 7 1/2-year sentence is ...

Texas Republicans currently hold 66% of that state’s 35 congressional seats. The remap could allow Texas Republicans to pick ...

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s legal arguments that he should remain ...

Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan must report to prison by Oct. 13 for his bribery conviction, a federal judge ruled.

Logistics of moving primary dates, diluting Democratic districts way harder than political theater now playing out.

The “Velvet Hammer” stood before his sentencing judge in June and gave a statement worthy of his reputation: Deliberate, calm ...

A federal judge on Friday denied former Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while ...

A federal judge on Friday denied bond for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan pending his appeal on corruption charges, a ...

Michael Madigan (D), whose formidable tenure as Speaker of the Illinois House ended amid a federal corruption investigation, ...

Legal experts had predicted the judge would deny Madigan's request. However, the former Illinois House Speaker can make the ...

The first time the Dave Matthews Band swung through the Chicago area during the summer of 2004, the group played a sold-out, 2½-hour set at the Tweeter Center (now Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre) in ...