Will President Trump let Mike Madigan off the hook? Ex-US prosecutor thinks maybe
Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...
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Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
Madigan, who surprised even longtime political observers by taking the stand during the trial to strongly deny all wrongdoing, left the courthouse without addressing reporters after the verdict ...
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Editorial: Chicago needs a new presidentially appointed top federal prosecutor. Immediately.
Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...
Chicago’s storied U.S. attorney’s office at crossroads as indictments dip, search for leader underway
The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...
Who pays when the Loop is vacant
Who’s paying?: Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and Bronzeville have been particularly hard hit by rising taxes, ...
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Madigan’s legacy still harms Illinoisans
State Rep. Jackie Haas writes about how former Speaker Mike Madigan's legacy still looms over the Legislature.
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Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged ‘Grand Masters of Corruption’
(The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury ...
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Meisel: Judge won’t acquit former AT&T Illinois boss in Madigan bribery case after hung jury
CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declined to acquit former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza after his September trial on charges that he bribed ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
Veteran of Burke, Madigan trials to lead US attorney’s office Public Corruption section
A veteran prosecutor who played a key role in the recent trials of ex-Ald. Edward Burke and former House Speaker Michael ...
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: The only way we should be dealing with measles is vaccination
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about ...
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David Hochberg: How tariffs could impact the housing market
Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about an Illinois state senator proposing a property tax exemption if you have lived in your home for 30 years, what ...