Madigan jury, flush with office supplies, finishes first full day of deliberations without reaching verdict
The jury in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated ...
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Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury
As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...
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Hear some key secret recordings prosecutors played during Michael Madigan’s corruption trial
Jurors heard almost 150 secret recordings in Madigan’s trial, including phone calls with co-defendant Michael McClain and conversations with government mole Danny Solis.
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Madigan collects $158K while facing federal corruption trial in Chicago
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan collected a pension worth $158,000 in 2024 while facing a federal corruption ...
First full day of deliberations Thursday in Madigan trial
The first full day of jury deliberations is taking place Thursday downtown for Michael Madigan’s federal racketeering trial. Jurors did not have much time to deliberate Wednesday ...
The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial
In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a ...
Madigan's attorneys end case by blasting FBI mole Solis as ‘stage actor,’ ‘massive tax cheat,’ — and ‘malignant tumor’
Michael Madigan's attorney concluded his seven-and-a-half-hour closing argument Monday, meaning Madigan’s trial is nearing ...