Jury selection begins Tuesday for one of the biggest political corruption trials in Illinois history. Why it matters: The ...

The jury selection process starts Tuesday in the trial of longtime former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey, who will oversee the Madigan trial, is viewed as well-suited for complex RICO cases ...

It’s time for the next high-profile political corruption trial to begin in Illinois. In a Fox 32 special report, Paris Schutz ...

CHICAGO -- Jury selection will begin this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' most powerful politician ...

Michael Madigan will enter court on charges he used his vast influence to run a “criminal enterprise” to amass even more ...

After investigating Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan for more than a decade, prosecutors need to convince a jury that he is guilty of a multi-year racketeering and bribery scheme. Federa ...

Tuesday is Day One of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's and co-defendant Michael McClain’s trial on ...

A call center sued by employees who allege they were forced to work off the clock does not have its own claim against the employees for failing to report all the time they worked, a federal judge ...

Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime ...

The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.

Michael J. Madigan is set to face trial on charges including racketeering and bribery after a lengthy federal investigation.