‘To keep Mike Madigan happy, I think it’s worth it’: Jury views undercover videos in former speaker’s corruption trial By Jason Meisner November 7, 2024 at 1:13 p.m. Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan saw a series of...
Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial By Jason Meisner November 5, 2024 at 7:08 p.m. The ComEd vice president who secretly recorded his colleagues as part of a federal corruption...
Jurors hear tape of Madigan being informed of plan to pay ousted aide: ‘Yeah, I think I oughta stay out of it’ By Jason Meisner June 14, 2025 at 6:53 a.m. Jurors in Michael Madigan's corruption trial on Monday heard a key wiretapped phone call in...
Testimony from ex-campaign worker who sparked Madigan’s #MeToo moment could add intrigue to corruption trial By Jason Meisner November 4, 2024 at 12:34 p.m. On Monday, Alaina Hampton, a campaign worker once considered a rising star on Madigan's team,...
‘No one else even knows about it except for our friend’: Testimony in Madigan corruption trial turns to 2018 sex harassment scandal By Jason Meisner June 14, 2025 at 6:53 a.m. More tapes were played at Madigan's corruption trial Thursday as testimony ventured into the #MeToo-era...
Former Madigan lieutenant gives jurors in corruption case insider look at speaker’s power By Jason Meisner October 30, 2024 at 6:52 p.m. A former lieutenant for Michael Madigan resumed his testimony Wednesday in the ex-speaker's corruption case,...
Alleged push to fill plum ComEd board seat takes center stage at Madigan corruption trial By Jason Meisner October 29, 2024 at 6:51 p.m. The former general counsel for Commonwealth Edison testified Tuesday that he had "reservations" about selecting...
‘I felt pressured’: Ex-ComEd top lawyer takes stand in Madigan corruption trial By Jason Meisner October 28, 2024 at 6:50 p.m. In 2011, as Thomas O’Neill was in Springfield pushing for legislation on behalf of utility...
Hazy world of Springfield politics at center of ex-Speaker Madigan’s trial By Ray Long October 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. In the rapidly unfolding federal corruption trial against former House Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinoisans are...
Jurors hear first wiretaps in Madigan corruption trial, recordings that suggested ex-speaker was hands-on boss By Jason Meisner October 24, 2024 at 11:18 p.m. Jurors in the corruption trial of ex-political powerhouse Michael Madigan are hearing the former House...