Landmark corruption case against ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands
Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most ...
Jury begins deliberations in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and ...
Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan ‘was not confused’ taking part in alleged bribery scheme, prosecutor says with jury on verge of deliberating
Early in their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael ...
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Michael Madigan's fate now rests with jury
It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while ...
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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A Jury Will Now Decide Michael Madigan’s Fate. Here’s a Breakdown of the Landmark Corruption Case
Michael Madigan’s defense team rested Thursday, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the ...
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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 ...
Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged ‘Grand Masters of Corruption’
Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury shortly after 3 p.m.
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Jury begins 1st full day of deliberations in corruption trial
The jury began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday - 14-and-a-half weeks after being seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial.
Policy group urges reforms as Madigan's corruption trial goes to jury
An analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Justice found on average more than one Illinois public servant was convicted every week between 1983 and 2023. As longtime former Illinois House Speaker ...
Jury begins 1st full day of deliberations in fmr. IL Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- 14-and-a-half weeks after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant ...
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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.