Feds begin laying out ComEd bribery scheme evidence as Madigan corruption trial ramps up By Jason Meisner October 23, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. Utility giant ComEd badly needed support from Springfield in the 2010s, a ComEd vice president...
Madigan co-defendant’s lawyer tells jury legal lobbying is not bribery, says feds’ view ‘just wrong’ By Jason Meisner October 22, 2024 at 6:35 p.m. A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan's longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that...
Corrupt political boss or defender of his constituents? Madigan trial begins in earnest By Jason Meisner October 21, 2024 at 7:26 p.m. Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics...
With legacy on the line, ex-Speaker Madigan lends his singular focus as corruption trial gets underway By Jason Meisner October 21, 2024 at 11:56 a.m. Over seven days of jury selection in his corruption trial, Madigan has been a keen...
Jury of 12 finally selected in Madigan corruption case — but work is not done By Jason Meisner October 17, 2024 at 5:38 p.m. After a long week of intensive questioning, a panel of 12 people that will decide...
Jury selection for Madigan trial slows further with no one chosen for second straight day By Jason Meisner October 16, 2024 at 7:12 p.m. The jury that will decide the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was...
No jurors picked in landmark Madigan corruption case Tuesday as painstaking selection process enters second week By Jason Meisner October 15, 2024 at 6:28 p.m. Jury selection in the landmark corruption trial of former Democratic political powerhouse Michael Madigan resumed...
After week of sluggish questioning, 11 jurors now seated in former Speaker Madigan’s historic corruption trial By Jason Meisner November 21, 2025 at 4:51 p.m. Attorneys in the sweeping corruption case against ex-House speaker Michael Madigan resumed questioning potential jurors...
5 more jurors added in Madigan corruption trial, but judge again warns of slow pace By Jason Meisner November 21, 2025 at 4:51 p.m. Five more jurors were chosen Thursday to hear evidence in the corruption trial of former...
Three jurors selected so far to hear evidence in Madigan corruption trial By Jason Meisner November 21, 2025 at 4:51 p.m. After a long day of questioning, the first three jurors were chosen Wednesday to hear...