Former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in prison in his corruption case, capping a stunning fall for the once powerful politician.

A group of roughly 60 individuals were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday after breaching a police line of bike racks and moving toward steps leading to the Capitol Rotunda, according to the Ca...

Senate Minority Leader John Curran said Madigan’s sentence should become a turning point that signals an end to a “culture of corruption in Illinois.”