Kathleen Madigan has received every accolade the comedy industry can bestow, but more impressive than any Just for Laughs gala or Late Show booking is that she fills theaters nightly without ever ...

In the world of Springfield politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the statehouse could count on his word. The secretive Southwest Side Democrat ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Monday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere | Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan on Wednesday ...

The first full day of jury deliberations is taking place Thursday downtown for Michael Madigan's federal racketeering trial.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It remained unclear ...

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is facing cross-examination Monday in his own political corruption trial. He decided to take the stand last week to testify in his own ...

Also Tuesday, Madigan began discussing his leadership as speaker, something defense attorneys are expected to pick apart. The trial, which started in October , is expected to last until late January.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The jury resumed deliberations on Friday in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial. The jury started deliberating 14-and-a-half ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...