House Bill 1008, which was led by House Speaker Todd Huston, stemmed from Illinois counties that have voted to secede from ...

A bill throwing out the welcome mat to separation-minded counties in Illinois has passed both bodies of the Indiana ...

Last year, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sued by members of his own staff, who accused him of violating ...

Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a new trial. His attorneys claimed in a motion that the trial judge made a series of errors, including allowing prosecutors to present ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lawyers for former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan are asking for an acquittal or a new trial in his corruption case. In a lengthy court filing Friday, they said prosecutors ...

The trial of former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff on bribery, kickback and money laundering charges ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 for his conviction on public corruption charges.

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston's bill to explore bringing Illinois' secession-voting counties into the Hoosier State is on its way to Gov. Mike Braun. The House voted 64-23 Thursday to send ...

U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood had said she planned to urge the jury of five men and seven women to continue their ...