Real estate lawyer Michael Madigan, a lawmaker for 50 years, is accused of using ComEd as his “personal piggy bank.”

Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and talking about his strict upbringing, his family and his particularly difficult relationships with two former Illinois governors.

Prosecutors deliver closing arguments in Michael Madigan's corruption trial, accusing him of leading a criminal enterprise.

Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the landmark case.

Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A federal prosecutor on Friday called former House Speaker Michael Madigan “the man calling the shots,” a supreme politician who for years advanced a criminal enterprise focused on private gain.

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share The jury listening to the corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan heard about his power, his reclusive nature, and how people in ...

Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors said at the outset of marathon closing arguments in Madigan’s corruption trial.