Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...

Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend ...

The feds’ bid to put the former head of the state’s largest utility behind bars comes a week after they asked for a sentence ...

With allegations of corruption at the highest levels of state government, the racketeering trial of former Democratic House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and his longtime confidant, ex-lobbyist ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption charges. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced Friday by ...

Less than 10 months after he entered a federal prison following his conviction on corruption charges, former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke has been released. News accounts acknowledged the early release, ...

Officials with the federal Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday confirmed that Burke, 81, had been transferred from the Federal ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after attending his corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Nov. 20, 2024, in Chicago. John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune ...

Austin left the council in 2023 but had become the second-most senior member of the body by the time of her indictment.

Though Burke is out of prison, he’s still within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons. When that ends, he’s expected to begin serving a year of supervised release.