'Wholesale attack' on feds' star witness opens door to testimony about criminal charges in Madigan trial
Madigan defense attorney Daniel Collins protested and acknowledged only that there had been a “light” cross-examination of ...
Defense hammers star Madigan witness on gun form gaffe, divorce, memory, motive: 'Did you really believe that?'
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and an ally are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Madigan is accused of ...
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Madigan defense pushes away from co-defendant, attacks credibility of key witness
The corruption charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan are in many ways tethered to his longtime confidant, ...
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Mike Madigan trial updates: Testimony continues in former Illinois House speaker trial
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 ...
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Jurors hear first wiretaps in Madigan corruption trial, recordings that suggested ex-speaker was hands-on boss
A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael Madigan told jurors at the outset of his corruption trial that the Democratic powerhouse was “completely ignorant” of what people were saying behind ...
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Mike Madigan trial updates: Jury hears 1st of many undercover recordings in ex-speaker trial
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 ...
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Madigan is accused of running 'campaign of bribery,' but defense says case is based on 'unreliable sources'
Michael J. Madigan has been the man at the center of corruption trials in Chicago for nearly two years, painted by prosecutors as an all-powerful political wizard who sought to line his pockets ...
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Madigan corruption trial proceeds with former ComEd exec beginning testimony
Madigan et al is scheduled to resume Wednesday morning at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. Greg Bishop and Brett Rowland contributed to this story. Show comments ...
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Dozens of secret recordings at Madigan trial show close ties with McClain, undercutting key defense point
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s defense attorney Thursday did little to challenge a notorious 2018 phone call secretly recorded by the FBI in which Madigan’s alleged ...
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Madigan trial continues Tuesday after prosecution alleges ‘corruption at the highest levels’ in opening statements
CHICAGO — The corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will continue Tuesday, with attorneys for Madigan’s co-defendant giving their opening statements. After years of ...
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Former staffer claiming harassment expected to testify in Madigan corruption trial
(The Center Square) – The public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain is set to resume Monday at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in ...
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Secret video recordings, Chicago politicos take center stage in Mike Madigan corruption trial
Then-Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, speaks with Illinois Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet, right, while on the House floor after adjoining veto session, Thursday, Nov. 7 ...