Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced Friday to 7.5 years in prison following his conviction in a federal corruption ...

Nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer” for his quiet but hard-nosed style, Madigan was convicted in February on 10 of 23 counts in a remarkable corruption trial that lasted four months. The case churned ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced to ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal ...

The judge who sentenced Michael Madigan to 7 1/2 years in prison said the former Illinois House speaker's testimony was “a nauseating display of perjury and evasion” that was “hard to watch.” “You ...

Morris Republican State Senator Sue Rezin says the sentencing of former longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan marks ...

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced Michael Madigan Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

He was the longest-serving state legislative leader in American history, and now former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan ...

Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S.

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In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...