Michael Madigan trial live updates: Star witness Fidel Marquez ...
2 days ago · Feds' star witness takes stand for 3rd day in Madigan trial The feds' star witness, Fidel Marquez, is on the stand in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial in Chicago.
Mike Madigan trial updates: Testimony continues in former Illinois ...
4 days ago · 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 federal ...
Feds' star witness takes stand for 3rd day in former IL House Speaker …
Jury finds Mike Madigan confidant Tim Mapes guilty in perjury case. Former Speaker Mike Madigan lawyers ask judge to dismiss 14 counts, citing recent SCOTUS ruling. Prosecutors' star witness in ...
Michael Madigan trial: former ComEd executive takes stand
4 days ago · Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives with attorney Lari Dierks for his trial at the Dirksen U.S ...
Michael Madigan trial: Jury hears tape on plan to help aide
5 days ago · Jurors in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial on Monday heard a key wiretapped phone call in which the speaker’s longtime confidant told him about a plan to kick thousands of dollars to a loyal ...
Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex …
Oct 31, 2024 · Longtime Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exit the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in 2023 and 2024. The pair are now on trial for alleged bribery and racketeering. CHICAGO – Under the stained glass dome of the Capitol in Springfield, lobbyists often wander the building, popping into a quiet corner ...
Michael Madigan trial: Dueling views of Madigan's power
Oct 22, 2024 · Former House Speaker Michael Madigan may have spent decades at the pinnacle of Illinois politics, but at his core he was simply a soft-spoken, nonconfrontational Southwest Side guy trying to...
Michael Madigan trial news and updates - Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 4, 2024 · Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the nation. Then, in 2022, he was charged with leading a criminal enterprise designed to enhance his political power and generate income for his allies and associates. He has pleaded not guilty. USA vs. Michael Madigan.
The case against Mike Madigan, laid out in explosive court …
Oct 7, 2024 · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes. The charges and the details of the 10-year FBI investigation that led to his trial have been …
Longest-serving state legislative leader ... - Associated Press News
Madigan, Illinois’ House speaker for more than three decades and a former state Democratic Party chairman, is charged in a 23-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion.