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

Potential jurors in the trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan have begun to fill out questionnaires, the first step in ...

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

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

Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...

Daniel Solis was a year into his stunning turn as an FBI mole when he allegedly called up the most powerful politician in ...

Officially it’s known as Case No. 22-cr-115, the United States v. Michael Madigan and Michael McClain. Unofficially, it’s one ...

The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a ...

The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility ...

Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial is scheduled to begin this week. Jury selection will start on Tuesday and could ...

Michael Madigan and Michael McClain are standing trial in a racketeering conspiracy case involving ComEd, with Alaina Hampton ...