Ex-Ill. Speaker Asks 7th Circ. To Stay Prison Term For Appeal

By Craig Clough ( September 5, 2025, 6:20 PM EDT) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has asked the Seventh Circuit to stay his impending surrender to serve a seven-year prison sentence for bribery and wire fraud as he appeals that conviction to the appellate court, saying his appeal is likely to succeed. ...

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