Democratic Power Broker in Illinois Is Convicted in Corruption Trial
Michael J. Madigan, a formidable force in the state’s politics for decades, faced federal charges of racketeering, bribery ...
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Editorial | Jury's verdict pulls curtain down on Madigan's long run at center stage
Springfield’s Bill Cellini and Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, to name just two — Madigan couldn’t bear not being at the epicenter of power in Illinois or the idea of abandoning the questionable practices ...
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Former House Speaker Michael Madigan guilty on federal bribery, wire fraud charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state’s most powerful politician during his nearly four-decade reign, was ...
Madigan attorneys ask for additional jury instruction as deliberations continue
Defense attorneys have taken exception to an added instruction from the court at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago.
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Madigan attorney calls indictment 'a worthless piece of paper'
Collins said FEJA was a bipartisan bill and only 44 Democrats ... Prosecutors allege that ComEd and AT&T Illinois gave out no-work or little-work jobs and contract work to Madigan allies to ...
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“Lorne Michaels wanted to stay in Canada”: This biographer is pulling back the curtain on the king of comedy
The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, Susan Morrison chronicles the life of a visionary Torontonian who redefined what it ...
Madigan found guilty on several counts; jury deadlocked on others
Around 11 a.m., the jury began to read the decision on the counts. All told, Madigan was found guilty on 10 counts and not ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan found guilty on 10 counts; jury deadlocked on others
“Michael Madigan, who stood at the very top of state government, stands convicted of 10 counts of bribery and corruption,” ...
Madigan's attorney makes his case to the jury: 'The government sees the myth. They do not see the man.”
It's the final presentation from Madigan’s attorneys before jurors begin to deliberate the sweeping racketeering conspiracy ...
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Madigan attorneys ask for additional jury instruction as deliberations continue
Prosecutors say ComEd and AT&T Illinois gave out no-work or little-work jobs to Madigan allies ... ‘before this bill moves you ought to take care of these two matters,’” McClain said ...