Crime & Safety
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan To Face Sentencing For Bribery Conviction
"Madigan has expressed no remorse for his crimes, nor has he acknowledged the damage wrought by his conduct," prosecutors wrote.
June 13, 2025 / 6:31 AM CDT
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will face sentencing on Friday afternoon, following his conviction earlier this year on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.
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Federal prosecutors have urged U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey to sentence Madigan, 83, to 12 ½ years in prison and a $1.5 million fine, arguing his decades-long reign as speaker was "steeped in corruption."
"Madigan has expressed no remorse for his crimes, nor has he acknowledged the damage wrought by his conduct. Indeed, Madigan went so far as to commit perjury at trial in an effort to avoid accountability, and he persists in framing his actions as nothing more than helping people," prosecutors wrote in their sentencing recommendation last month.
