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Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago at the end of the day as his corruption trial continues on Jan. 29, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Landmark corruption case against ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands

January 29, 2025 at 7:36 p.m.

Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago's federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the racketeering case of...

Former lobbyist Michael McClain places a hand on attorney Patrick Cotter's shoulder as they exit after McClain's and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 28, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Friend, confidant and lobbyist ‘thought he was doing his job,’ not bribing Madigan, lawyer argues

January 28, 2025 at 6:56 p.m.

Michael McClain, a longtime confidant of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, was a smart and diligent lobbyist who never agreed to or knew about any bribery scheme, his attorney told jurors Tuesday...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Madigan a man, not a myth, defense argues, while calling key witness the ‘malignant tumor’ at the heart of the corruption case

January 27, 2025 at 7:18 p.m.

An attorney for Michael Madigan on Monday ripped former Ald. Daniel Solis' turn as an FBI mole.

‘The government depends on your cynicism’: Defense in Madigan trial tells jurors of ‘Mike’s’ innocence

January 24, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable nickname for the former speaker: the Sphinx.

Former Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial

January 23, 2025 at 7:16 p.m.

Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Madigan, prosecutors said, when in a wiretapped call Solis uttered the phrase “quid pro quo.”

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse at the end of the day as his corruption trial continues on Jan. 22, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan ‘abused the tremendous power he wielded,’ prosecutors say as closing arguments begin

January 22, 2025 at 7:43 p.m.

Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors said at the outset...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, exits after his corruption trial with former lobbyist Michael McClain at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Regardless of verdict, could Madigan trial be make-or-break moment for Illinois?

January 19, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential make-or-break moment at the...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 15, 2025, after a day of testimony in his corruption trial. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Jury in Madigan trial hears stipulated testimony from Gov. Pritzker as defense case comes to a close

January 15, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

The former top legal counsel to House Speaker Michael Madigan testified at Madigan's corruption trial Wednesday that key legislation being pushed by ComEd and AT&T came amid a "political war"...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago at the end of the day — after wrapping up 11 hours of testimony on the witness stand that stretched over four days — as his corruption trial continues on Jan. 14, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘So you elected to put a knife into his back?’: Madigan grilled over comments about Cullerton

January 14, 2025 at 6:37 p.m.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan was grilled at his corruption trial on Tuesday about a comment caught on federal wiretaps, when Madigan said he "put a knife" into then-Senate President...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after his and former lobbyist Michael McClain's corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Jan. 8, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘That’s you laughing, sir, isn’t it?’: Prosecutor launches into Madigan as cross-examination begins

January 13, 2025 at 7:39 p.m.

The hotly anticipated cross-examination of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan kicked off Monday with a sledgehammer of a wiretap.

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