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

Jury selection begins for the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on federal racketeering and other charges.

Michael Madigan and Michael McClain are standing trial in a racketeering conspiracy case involving ComEd, with Alaina Hampton set to testify, while Jim Durkin, Madigan's former House Republican opponent,

Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime figures. But Blakey also established himself as an authority on the subject long before Madigan's historic trial.

Key issue in Madigan’s highly anticipated racketeering trial: did he know ahead of time that private benefits for himself or his friends were being exchanged for official acts?

The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a federal courtroom this week on charges he used his vast influence to run a “criminal enterprise” to amass even more wealth and power.

Potential jurors in the trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan have begun to fill out questionnaires, the first step in selecting a panel to determine Madigan’s fate.

Tuesday is Day One of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's and co-defendant Michael McClain’s trial on racketeering and bribery charges. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch announced a federal jury’s indictment of Madigan on March 2,

The federal trial of Michael Madigan could put the powerful former House speaker behind bars for allegedly orchestrating bribes and political favors for him and his cronies. Zoom in: Madigan is charged with 23 counts ranging from racketeering conspiracy to a host of other crimes.