Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. [ 2 ]

2 days ago · Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the United States. That position made him the leader of the Illinois House of Representatives for nearly four decades, where he ...

3 days ago · CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago today convicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on conspiracy and bribery charges for using his official position to corruptly solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates. Madigan, 82, of Chicago, was convicted on ten counts ...

2 days ago · Standing trial alongside Madigan was longtime confidant Michael McClain, who prosecutors called Madigan’s “mouthpiece.” Jurors deadlocked on all of the counts McClain faced. McClain, a onetime state legislator and former lobbyist, was convicted last year with three others in a related case of a bribery conspiracy involving ComEd.

2 days ago · Michael Madigan listens as Judge John Blakey reads the verdict. (Illustration by L.D. Chukman) Three Months of Testimony and Arguments. Prosecutors at trial argued Madigan was driven by “power and profit” as he, along with McClain, organized a “stream of bribes” in order to enhance his own power and line the pockets of himself and his ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of bribery conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud charges on Wednesday, but acquitted of several others, following a four ...

2 days ago · Former lobbyist Michael McClain exits after the jury delivered a partial verdict in his and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Feb ...

2 days ago · Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker, was found guilty on 10 counts as part of a partial verdict. The jury's foreman spoke with ABC7.

3 days ago · Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and a fearsome Democratic power broker for decades, was convicted on Wednesday of 10 criminal counts that included ...

2 days ago · Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts. They returned the verdict after deliberating more ...