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From right, Will Cousineau, a former top aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 15, 2023.

‘I don’t recall’: Prosecutors reach heart of allegations in intrigue-filled perjury trial of Tim Mapes, longtime Madigan aide

August 16, 2023 at 8:27 p.m.

After five days of testimony featuring multiple layers of political intrigue, the perjury trial of Tim Mapes on Wednesday finally got to the rather simple allegations at the heart of...

Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2023.

Prosecutors begin playing Tim Mapes’ 2021 grand jury testimony in Madigan probe, offering rare glimpse into normally secret proceedings

August 16, 2023 at 11:27 a.m.

Tim Mapes was just minutes into his grand jury testimony in Chicago's federal courthouse two years ago when a prosecutor warned that even though Mapes had been granted immunity, he...

Don Madigan? Ex-FBI agent likens former House speaker to mafia boss in perjury trial of former Madigan aide

August 14, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan has long been known as "The Velvet Hammer" for the way he quietly wielded power. But in a federal courtroom Monday, the man once considered...

Tim Mapes arrives with his attorneys at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2023.

In a glimpse behind the curtain, federal prosecutors tell jurors at perjury trial of Tim Mapes how he allegedly shielded his boss, Madigan ‘the wizard’

August 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In his heyday, Tim Mapes, diminutive but domineering, was feared in Springfield. He threatened staffers' jobs and screamed orders on the House floor in his capacity as powerhouse Democrat Michael...

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‘I don’t recall’: Prosecutors reach heart of allegations in intrigue-filled perjury trial of Tim Mapes, longtime Madigan aide

Prosecutors begin playing Tim Mapes’ 2021 grand jury testimony in Madigan probe, offering rare glimpse into normally secret proceedings

Don Madigan? Ex-FBI agent likens former House speaker to mafia boss in perjury trial of former Madigan aide

In a glimpse behind the curtain, federal prosecutors tell jurors at perjury trial of Tim Mapes how he allegedly shielded his boss, Madigan ‘the wizard’

State representative takes witness stand at perjury trial of Madigan ‘gatekeeper’ Tim Mapes

Tim Mapes perjury trial opens in earnest with clash over alleged lies in sprawling federal probe

Perjury trial opening statements set for former top Madigan aide who allegedly tried to shield boss

Politics quickly rise to the fore during jury selection at perjury trial of Madigan’s former top aide

Former Madigan chief of staff Tim Mapes heading to trial on charges he lied to federal grand jury investigating his boss

Michael Madigan’s ousted chief of staff fights to block secret recordings in his federal perjury trial