Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in Madigan probe but found no real bribes, co-defendant says
CHICAGO — It was a day of déjà vu at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Tuesday as veteran Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain sat ...
Utility official, ex-lawmakers clash with defense on Day 2 of Madigan's corruption trial
ComEd connections and former state lawmakers are in the spotlight during the early days of the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and ...
Lawyers argue Mike Madigan did “100% legal favors,” not racketeering
The former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, on trial this week, is accused of running his political ...
Afternoon Briefing: Thornton Township meeting canceled over location dispute
Good afternoon, Chicago. Federal prosecutors are expected to play a first wave of nearly 200 secretly recorded conversations ...
Former Majority Leader Lou Lang expected to take stand in former IL Speaker Mike Madigan trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Day two of testimony has begun in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial Wednesday ...
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Mike Madigan trial: Former state leaders continue to testify
CHICAGO - Former Illinois state Rep. Scott Drury was called to witness in the Mike Madigan corruption trial Wednesday. The ...
Mike Madigan trial LIVE updates: Testimony to continue for 2nd day in former IL speaker's trial
The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal ...
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.
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Witness testimony continues in corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker
Witness testimony has resumed in the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and ...
Illinois quick hits: Kankakee County chairman resigns; sales tax increase on ballot in Champaign County
The chairman of the Kankakee County Board resigned Tuesday ahead of a special board meeting to consider his ouster after he ...
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McClain attorney: Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in probe but found no real bribes
It was a day of déjà vu at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Tuesday as veteran Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain sat at a ...
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 ...