Madigan left political office in 2021 while under investigation and was indicted the following year. Several of his family members attended the trial, including his daughter, Lisa Madigan ...

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption conviction drew plaudits from suburban lawmakers and prompted calls to strengthen weak state ethics laws that have ...

Madigan on behalf of ComEd argued Monday their case should be put on hold because of an executive order handed down last week by President Donald Trump. Among them is Michael McClain, the man who ...

Lisa Rein covers federal agencies and the management of government in the Biden administration. At The Washington Post, she has written about federal workers, state politics and government in ...

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CHICAGO — A veteran Illinois statehouse reporter said he believed former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s decision to testify in the federal case against him “backfired.” Ray Long, who has ...