Mike Madigan quit as Democratic Party of Illinois chairman a day after picking his successor for the Illinois House, four days after resigning as representative and one month after he was ousted as the nation's longest-serving Statehouse speaker.
How to dismantle the Illinois Machine
If Illinois House members change their rules, they can give Illinoisans more say in how their state government works.
Madigan leaves trial lawyers with parting gift: up to 2 years of 9% interest
Lame duck lawmakers and the outgoing Illinois House speaker are trying to hand trial lawyers some extra cash. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is being urged to veto the bill.
Madigan’s reign ends as longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history
Illinoisans watched the politically impossible become the politically inevitable.
Illinois House in limbo until speaker is elected
With Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reportedly short of the 60 votes needed to hold on to the speakership, Illinois House members will have to line up behind a new candidate before they can get down to business.
Illinois was most corrupt of 10 largest states under Madigan’s reign
Illinois averaged over one federal public corruption conviction a week during the Madigan era. That is the most convictions per capita among the top 10 most populous states between 1983 and 2018.
51 House Democrats back Madigan for speaker in caucus vote
See who your representative backed in a historic fight for the Illinois House speakership.
Madigan suspends campaign for House speaker
The most powerful speaker in American history may finally be stepping aside amid a wide-ranging federal corruption probe.
Pritzker demands answers from Madigan as more Illinois lawmakers seek resignation
Madigan already had lost enough support to end his 35-year run as House speaker, but the gap continued to widen as Illinois’ governor added his rebuke.
Madigan opposition hits critical mass as his confidant, 3 others charged in ComEd bribery scandal
The indictments are the closest yet to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s inner circle. Now enough Democrats are pledging they won’t support him to cost him the speaker’s gavel.