Dennis Hastert does not plan to appeal the 15-month prison sentence handed down in a dramatic court hearing late last month, his lead attorney told the Chicago Sun-Times. May 12, 2016 National ...

Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has responded from prison to a lawsuit that claims he should be held to his end of a $3.5 million deal to keep silent a man he sexually abused.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The younger brother of Republican State Rep. Tom Cross revealed himself as one of the victims of alleged abuse by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Wednesday. The victim, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty to bank-related charges in federal court in Chicago Tuesday. RAW VIDEO: Dennis Hastert arrives at Dirksen Federal ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was for years known primarily for rising from political obscurity in rural Illinois to spending eight years in the nation’s third-highest office ...

The man who has sued former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert, seeking the unpaid balance of an alleged $3.5 million hush-money pact over decades-old sexual abuse, will be named publicly during an ...

Fmr Speaker of the House accused of bank fraud linked to purported sex assault. — -- Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert intends to plead guilty to at least one of the charges leveled ...

Teaches at Yorkville High School and coaches the wrestling team. He’s named Illinois Coach of the Year after leading Yorkville to the state wrestling championship in 1976. The former Yorkville High ...

Days before a trial was set to begin, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert reached a tentative settlement in a hush-money lawsuit filed by a man whose decades-old sexual abuse allegations led to ...

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert appeared in federal court Tuesday for his arraignment. He's pleading not guilty to federal charges stemming from his alleged attempts to cover up past sexual ...