Daily Herald10h
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 ...
NPR Illinois12h
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 ...
Chicago Tribune4d
Closing arguments in Madigan trial to continue Monday with more from his defense
A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael ... Madigan and McClain, the corrupt way was the way it was, the way it continued to be,” MacArthur said. “But that is not the way the law says it can ...
ABC 7 Chicago3d
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Former IL House speaker's defense wraps up closing arguments
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...
ABC 7 Chicago6d
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Defense begins closing arguments in federal corruption trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what federal ...
Chicago Sun-Times3d
Madigan's attorneys end case by blasting FBI mole Solis as ‘stage actor,’ ‘massive tax cheat,’ — and ‘malignant tumor’
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will soon learn whether ... Solis’ “free pass” means jurors can’t trust him.
The News-Gazette3d
Jim Dey | Price for perjury keeps increasing for Madigan loyalist
While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan waits to hear from jurors ... His stint at Club Fed is a constant reminder that loyalty can exact a huge and growing cost.
Washington Examiner5d
‘Mike is not corrupt,’ defense attorney insists at Madigan corruption trial
(The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s defense team has begun closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago. Madigan attorney Dan Collins opened ...
Journal Gazette and Times Courier3d
Madigan defense attempts to chip away at bribery allegations as closing arguments continue
Madigan, 82, a Southwest Side Democrat, and his co-defendant, Michael McClain, 77, a longtime lobbyist from downstate Quincy, are charged in a 23-count indictment alleging that Madigan’s vaunted ...
WBEZ3d
Madigan's attorneys end case by blasting FBI mole Solis as ‘stage actor,’ ‘massive tax cheat,’ — and ‘malignant tumor’
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will soon learn whether a ... Collins argued Monday that Solis’ “free pass” means jurors can’t trust him. “[Solis] gets to keep his ...
Washington Examiner2d
Madigan attorney calls indictment ‘a worthless piece of paper’
(The Center Square) – Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ... you can’t look at ...
Chicago Tribune6d
‘The government depends on your cynicism’: Defense in Madigan trial tells jurors of ‘Mike’s’ innocence
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