Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced to ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was sentenced Friday to 7½ years in prison and fined $2.5 million ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, was sentenced Friday to 7.5 years in prison following his conviction in a federal corruption ...

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In response to the trial and its outcome, Madigan maintained a stance of contrition yet firm in his innocence, stating, "I am truly sorry for putting the people of the state of Illinois through this.

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Photos from the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on Saturday as part of an anti-Donald Trump rally on the same day as his ...

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown Saturday, as tens of ...

Thirteen years ago, I wrote the story of Aurora’s Warren Smith, who was a retired Catholic school principal and also the retired Aurora Area Superintendent of Catholic Schools. The editor ...

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Naperville Saturday for a “No Kings” really to protest actions being taken by the Trump administration.