CHICAGO — Jurors on Thursday heard the first of some 200 recordings in the trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a blockbuster corruption case that hinges in large part on ...

Wiretapped conversations have taken center stage at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. Prosecutors played a series of recordings ...

In the rapidly unfolding federal corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinoisans are getting a close-up view of how the longtime Democratic chieftain lorded over the insider ...

(The Center Square) – Former elected officials are recalling the extent of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s power and the impact he had on the state’s politics and finances. Madigan ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Monday October 21, 2024 This week began with opening statements in the racketeering conspiracy trial of former Illinois ...

He was especially likely to be in the third-floor office suite occupied by his longtime friend Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, along with his top deputies and staff. It was in a conversation ...

He was especially likely to be in the third-floor office suite occupied by his longtime friend Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, along with his top deputies and staff. Capitol News Illinois ...

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Good morning, Chicago. The Cook County Board’s Finance Committee approved $24.1 million in settlements related to interrogations and subsequent prosecutions tied to disgraced Chicago police Detective ...

(The Center Square) – The first witnesses have taken the stand in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. U.S. government prosecutors called two former state ...