Auggie Wilk (in white), who was voted pope by his classmates in a mock conclave, sits with his classmates dressed as ...

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

While Madigan had numerous accomplishments, he will also be remembered for his corruption conviction. He was sentenced June ...

With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.

Although former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was expected to pay a $2. 5 million fine quickly, his time in prison ...

Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on June 13 for corruptly ...

The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 ...

The number of years former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often been used as shorthand to ...

Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal ...

He was the longest-serving state legislative leader in American history, and now former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is being sentenced Friday afternoon, following his conviction earlier this year ...

Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Michael Madigan, a former Illinois House speaker, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on June 13 for corruptly soliciting ...