Politics & Government
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's Attorneys To Make Case In Appeal Of Conviction
Madigan, who turns 84 later this month, reported to a minimum-security prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia, in October 2025.
April 9, 2026 / 7:39 AM CDT
Attorneys for imprisoned former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan were set to return to court Thursday, in hopes of getting his corruption conviction overturned.
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Madigan, who turns 84 later this month, reported to a minimum-security prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia, in October 2025.
A federal jury in February 2025 convicted him on 10 corruption counts, but acquitted him on seven other charges, and were deadlocked on six other counts, following a four-month trial accusing him of running a yearslong criminal enterprise to enrich himself and his political allies.
