Closing arguments to begin in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
3 days ago · Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise designed to enrich the former speaker and his associates and increase ...
Michael Madigan trial live updates: Closing arguments continue …
4 days ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, following a 12-hour closing argument delivered by the government over ...
Michael Madigan trial: Closing arguments begin - Chicago Tribune
3 days ago · Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors said at the ...
In closing arguments, prosecutor alleges Madigan was driven by …
2 days ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Jan. 7, 2025, after his first day of surprise testimony in his corruption trial. ... Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months …
3 days ago · After more than three months, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of audio recordings, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments ...
Closing arguments continue in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
2 days ago · CHICAGO (CBS) --Closing arguments continued Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael ...
Closing arguments begin in historic racketeering trial: 'Madigan …
3 days ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks to the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Oct. 2, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share When former Illinois House Speaker ...
Michael Madigan once controlled much of Illinois politics. Now …
Oct 6, 2024 · Madigan, speaker for more than three decades, is charged in a 23-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion. Federal prosecutors allege he exploited not only his role as speaker, but other positions of power, including Democratic Party of Illinois chair.
Michael Madigan trial updates: Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis …
Dec 2, 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what...
‘The Corrupt Way Was the Way It Was’: Government Ends Closing …
1 day ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 31, 2024. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois) Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime right-hand man and loyal soldier Michael McClain worked together for years as an “ongoing unit” to carry out “a whole spectrum of acts ...