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After four decades at the helm of Illinois politics, Michael Madigan may no longer be “Mr. Speaker,” but he still retains a decidedly more ignominious title. Public Official A. Madigan,… ...
Closing arguments in Madigan’s case finally got underway Wednesday afternoon after three months of testimony from more than ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was back in a federal courtroom Thursday to hear proposed expert testimony from a former Chicago alderman about the structure and importance of politic… ...
Defense attorneys in the Michael Madigan corruption trial began their cross-examination of a key witness Tuesday by trying to distinguish between exchanging jobs for official actions and simply ...
Mapes also falsely testified when asked if he was aware of any “impressions” that Madigan had of Joseph Dominguez, who was appointed as ComEd CEO in 2018 when Pramaggiore left for its parent ...
Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who set much of Illinois’ political agenda as House speaker for four decades before his ouster last month, resigned his seat in the Legislature on Thursday.
Named in the indictment are Madigan friend Michael McClain, ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore as well as former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and Jay Doherty, the ex-president of the City Club.