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Shortly after prosecuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted on 17 federal corruption charges last year, Reid Schar watched Jon Stewart joke about it on "The Daily Show." ...

Jurors in the Michael Madigan trial left the courthouse late Monday afternoon without reaching a verdict, bringing their total deliberation time to more than 21 hours since last week. They are ...

Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Michael Madigan is the latest Illinois politician convicted for abusing the power of their office, and he's now part of the culture of corruption that has been swirling since the ...

DENVER — In America, there is regular ol’ corruption, and then there is Chicago Corruption, with a capital “C.” America’s third-largest city is so notoriously corrupt, all you have to do is say ...