Madigan's wife sent a video pleading with the judge, explaining how she wouldn't know what to do without him around.

A judge also denied Madigan’s bid for a new trial, bringing the once-powerful Democrat ever closer to his sentencing Friday.

A federal judge denied former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion for a new trial, clearing the way for a sentencing ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan could face up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced later this week on ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's last-ditch effort to overturn his conviction was denied Monday.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday afternoon strolled into a 12th-floor courtroom at the Dirksen Federal ...

The once-powerful former Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan, is set to face sentencing on federal corruption ...

Sentencing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled for Friday, after a judge denied Madigan’s motion ...

Michael Madigan’s sentencing hearing will cap the most aggressive, expansive corruption investigation in Chicago since the ...

Madigan's lawyers will likely point to his wife's health troubles as they argue for a lower sentence for the former Illinois ...

Attorneys for ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking that he not be sent to prison for his bribery conviction.

When federal prosecutors recommended a lengthy prison term at Friday's sentencing hearing for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, defense lawyers called it outrageously "draconian." "The ...