To hear David Ellis tell it, when ComEd came to Springfield in 2011 hoping to get some utility-friendly legislation passed, ...

Judge John Blakey sent jurors home Thursday until Jan. 2, giving them their longest break since Michael Madigan's trial began ...

The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a woman who called herself “super mayor” and a collection of other ...

From the shocking testimony of an alderman-turned-mole to a “magic list,” we dig into what we’ve learned so far from the ...

A real estate developer at the center of an alleged attempted extortion scheme by ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan testified ...

Co-defendant Mike McClain's attorneys rested their case Thursday. Madigan's attorney called Andrew Cretal to the witness ...

Despite a prediction by prosecutors that they planned to rest their case on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense attorneys began presenting their case Thursday at the Dirksen Federal ...

It’s a crucial moment that shifts Madigan’s trial into a new phase. Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain are on trial for ...

After 30 days of testimony over three months, prosecutors rested their case in chief Wednesday in the blockbuster public ...

After more than three months, the prosecution rested in the ongoing corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Acevedo's testimony was further impeached by FBI agent Kyle Scherrer, who was present during an interview with Acevedo in ...