After former House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to prison, The Chicago Tribune issued a plaintive cry for a new day ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s crimes against the people of warranted a sentence of 105 years – just for his role in ...

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer is an assistant minority leader and represents the 100th District, which includes all or parts of ...

And so another once-powerful Illinois politician is headed for prison. Let the jeers about the state’s politics begin. Or, ...

Decades ago in New York state, a judge handed down a long sentence to an older criminal. The defendant protested, telling the judge, "I won't live that long." "Do the best you can," the judge replied.

Crain’s reporter John Pletz joins host Amy Guth to discuss the former Illinois House speaker's seven and a half-year sentence ...