Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Former federal prosecutor ...

Renowned Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe spoke at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Thursday evening. Radcliffe, a celebrated author, said church leaders recently learned how to better speak to one ...

Renowned Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe spoke at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Thursday evening. Radcliffe, a celebrated author, said church leaders recently learned how to better speak to one ...

In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a ...

I don't sit around thinking about the hypotheticals,” Johnson said in an interview with WBEZ Thursday as he defended the city’s law protecting undocumented immigrants.

Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...

Closing arguments continued Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a ...

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

Criminal defense attorney Mike Leonard joins WGN Radio’s Jon Hansen (in for Lisa Dent) to give an update on the Mike Madigan trial as closing arguments continue.

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.