Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after calling 12 ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that ...

CHICAGO — Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after ...

Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and ...

In the world of Illinois politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere | Sun ...

It is up to the jury eventually to decide if Madigan’s testimony helped or hurt his case. Sabrina Franza reports.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own ...

Madigan, a Southwest Side Democrat, and his longtime confidant, Michael McClain, 77 ... In addition to alleging bribery ...

Many think Madigan understood where the legal lines were and never crossed them. But the prosecution has shown jurors ...

The former Illinois House speaker's legal team will get one more chance to make its pitch when closing arguments get underway ...

The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.