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With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...
John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...
The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s split verdict in February.
The feds asked a judge to give John Hooker, a former ComEd exec, a prison sentence of 56 months following his conviction on ...
Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies.
is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13 Michael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 million on June 13 in a corruption case The former Illinois House speaker was ...
The Illinois Gaming Board is mum on whether Bally's Casino Chicago will be fined. Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin paid a $3.2 ...
Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...
While Madigan had numerous accomplishments, he will also be remembered for his corruption conviction. He was sentenced June ...
Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...
Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery conspiracy and other corruption charges.