Feds expected to call ex-state Rep. Lou Lang, play first recordings in Madigan corruption trial
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday are expected to play a first wave of nearly 200 secretly recorded conversations in the ...
Former lawmakers testify in Madigan corruption trial
The first witnesses have taken the stand in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. U.S.
Defense goes after prosecution theory — and mole Solis — as trial of Madigan and ally McClain revs up
Tuesday's cross examination and final opening statement underscored that defense attorneys plan to strongly challenge the theory prosecutors have been battle-testing over multiple trials –– and ...
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Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in Madigan probe but found no real bribes, co-defendant says
McClain’s opening statements followed Madigan’s and the government’s presentations on Monday, in which the parties presented ...
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Government calling first witnesses in Michael Madigan corruption trial; co-defendant's attorney gives opening statement
The government is calling its first witnesses in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on ...
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Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and Co-Defendant Face Charges in Illinois Corruption Trial
Ex-House Speaker Madigan's trial on racketeering and bribery starts with opening statements and witness testimony in Illinois ...
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Michael Madigan trial: First witnesses testify
The attorney for Michael Madigan’s co-defendant, Mike McClain, revealed on Tuesday how lobbyists curry favor with politicians ...
Michael Madigan's 12 jurors are chosen and openings are on the horizon — but what took so long?
The 12 primary jurors include a nurse who enjoys Marvel movies, a woman who works for Aramark and another woman who has ...
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Michael Madigan's racketeering trial gets underway: 'The corruption of public office for private gain'
The opening statements kick off the trial of the longest-serving state House speaker in the country, and one of the most ...
Madigan co-defendant’s lawyer tells jury legal lobbying is not bribery, says feds' view ‘just wrong’
A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of ...
Michael Madigan's friendship with alleged fixer could be tested during their corruption trial
When Michael McClain retired from lobbying in 2015, he told then-House Speaker Madigan he was "at the bridge with my musket ...