Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption conviction means capturing his likeness in a portrait would be tax ...

In what’s become somewhat customary once an Illinois political titan falls, leaders throughout the state responded with condemnation and called for reforms upon hearing Friday that ex-Speaker Michael ...

Convicted former governor says release of wiretaps will exonerate him. Feb. 14, 2011 — -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich continued efforts this week to try and bolster his claim that federal prosecutors ...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday accused House Speaker Michael Madigan and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley of conspiring to raise the state's income tax after next year's elections. In a 20-minute telephone ...

CHICAGO | A feisty Gov. Rod Blagojevich lashed out Wednesday at lawmakers he accuses of stonewalling his statewide construction program and even took a swipe at Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, imploring ...

SPRINGFIELD -- As many as 3,000 people appointed to state jobs or commissions by former Illinois governors George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich could get the boot under a plan presented Thursday by House ...

Rod Blagojevich into custody on federal corruption charges in part related to the selection of Obama's replacement in the Senate. So will Blagojevich ...

Madigan said she thinks state business is not getting done after Blagojevich was charged with attempting to enrich himself by selling President-elect Barack Obama’s open Senate seat. “State government ...

CHICAGO | House Speaker Michael Madigan's memo on possibly impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich is complicating efforts to reach an agreement on balancing the state budget, other top officials said -- ...

His daughter, Lisa, was elected state attorney general in 2002 and is considered by many to have an even more promising political future. Even though he leads the state Democratic Party, Rep. Madigan ...

Months before a federal judge sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to prison on Friday, the once-mighty state Democratic Party chairman took the witness stand in his corruption ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. DENVER – Illinois’ fractious delegation to the National Democratic Convention broke into a remarkable display of tears and ...