Another long day of questioning potential jurors was underway Thursday in the corruption trial of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime friend, Michael McClain.

Another long day of questioning potential jurors was underway Thursday in the corruption trial of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime friend, Michael McClain.

The first panels of prospective jurors in the corruption trial of Michael Madigan are expected to begin in-person questioning Wednesday, kicking off the next phase of jury selection in the high-stakes corruption case.

Potential jurors in the trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan have begun to fill out questionnaires, the first step in selecting a panel to determine Madigans fate.

The United States v. Michael Madigan and Michael McClain is one of the biggest public corruption cases ever brought in Illinois.

Madigan's legacy will be on the line this week in one of the most anticipated public corruption trials in Illinois history.

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to toss out key charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling tightening the federal bribery statute.

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to toss out key charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling tightening the federal bribery statute.

A federal jury will resume deliberations Wednesday in the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, who is accused of funneling payments to an ally of Michael Madigan to win the powerful speaker’s support for key legislation in Springfield. The jury of four men and eight women was slated to resume talks at 9 a.m. after deliberating for about an hour and a half Tuesday ...

A federal jury will hear closing arguments Tuesday in the case of ex-AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, who is accused of secretly funneling payments to an ally of then-House Speaker Michael Madigan in an effort to win the powerful Democrat's support of key legislation in Springfield.

Longtime Springfield insider Tom Cullen will face cross-examination Monday in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling payments the speaker's ally through Cullen's lobbying firm.

(The Center Square) A judge said Friday that he’ll allow a professor to testify about Chicago’s political machine at former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s upcoming corruption trial. Madigan’s defense team had asked Judge John Robert Blakey to keep University of Illinois Chicago professor Dick Simpson from taking the stand in front of a jury. […]

Tom Cullen, a onetime top political aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan will testify Friday in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan by secretly paying a Madigan ally through the aide's lobbying firm.

A former internal lobbyist for AT&T Illinois is scheduled to testify Thursday about an alleged arrangement to secretly pay thousands of dollars to an ally of House Speaker Michael Madigan for a do-nothing contract to win the powerful speaker's support for the company's legislative goals.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan may not physically be in court Wednesday, but his name will surely be front and center when opening statements get underway in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing the Democratic powerhouse.