Madigan and his longtime ally, Michael McClain, are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Monday morning.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is accused of leading a criminal enterprise over nearly a decade, designed to ...

The Sun-Times is providing free text updates as attorneys wrap up closing arguments in the corruption trial of the former ...

Beyond personal stories, Madigan shared colorful details about his dealings with a half-century of Chicago pols – from an “acquaintance relationship” with the late Mayor Richard J.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of a former Chicago alderman, who served four months in a federal prison for lying to federal financial regulators about loans he took out from a local ...

Thompson attended the argument Tuesday. He is the grandson of Chicago’s late Mayor Richard J. Daley (D) and the nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley (D), the city’s two longest-serving mayors.

The Daleys are one of Chicago’s most politically powerful families. The defendant’s grandfather, Richard J. Daley, and his uncle, Richard M. Daley, both served as mayors of the Windy City. His other ...

It's a name with a lot of weight in Chicago. Daley Thompson's grandfather was former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, his uncle is former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. Though never a mayor, he is now ...

and during convention time it inevitably comes back to how Daley's father, Richard J. Daley, ruled the city during the ...