Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse Speaker in US history, is accused of using his influence to gain more power and wealth for himself and allies.

After more than three months, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is now in the hands of a jury.

The jury deciding the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and longtime political ally Michael McClain has now been in deliberations for seven days, with no verdict reached.

Jury deliberations are approaching the one-week mark at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. The jury got the case last Wednesday afternoon at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.

Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial are resuming deliberations Wednesday, their sixth day of discussions in the landmark case. The jury began deliberating in the afternoon of Jan. 29, kicking off the final phase of a landmark four-month trial.

Deliberations in the Michael Madigan political corruption trial continued for a sixth day, though there was no verdict, as a jury of eight women and four men continued combing through a mountain of evidence.