Judge grants retrial on four bribery counts in ‘ComEd Four’ case involving Madigan By Jason Meisner March 3, 2025 at 4:08 p.m. A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the "ComEd Four"...
Mixed verdict in Madigan case reflects a new, harder reality for federal prosecutors By Jason Meisner February 17, 2025 at 6:37 a.m. An overall recent trend in Supreme Court rulings has raised the bar for convictions in...
Madigan case showcases pitfalls of Illinois political culture By Ray Long February 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Former House Speaker Michael Madigan's epic corruption conviction last week drew more than the usual...
‘Wow, we were part of something really big’: Madigan jurors on how they reached their verdict By Jason Meisner February 13, 2025 at 6:02 p.m. The foreman of the jury that rendered a split decision in the landmark trial of...
No sweep for either side, but Madigan jury’s split verdict still offers ‘historic’ corruption conviction By Jason Meisner June 14, 2025 at 6:53 a.m. A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person...
Madigan jury says they have a partial decision, but are deadlocked on 12 counts By Jason Meisner February 12, 2025 at 11:25 a.m. Jurors have announced they have reached a decision on 17 counts in the Michael Madigan...
Still no verdict in Madigan case after 10th day of deliberations By Jason Meisner February 11, 2025 at 3:40 p.m. The panel wrapped up a 10th day of deliberations in the landmark case Tuesday without...
Madigan jurors end 9th day of deliberations with no verdict By Jason Meisner February 10, 2025 at 6:10 p.m. Jurors in the corruption trial of ex-House speaker Michael Madigan remained silent Monday, ending their...
On 8th day of deliberations, Madigan jury gets deep in the legal weeds but returns no verdict By Jason Meisner February 7, 2025 at 3:42 p.m. Jurors in the landmark public corruption trial of Michael Madigan are continuing their deliberations Friday,...
No tea leaves from silent Madigan jury as deliberations head into 8th day By Jason Meisner February 6, 2025 at 5:21 p.m. Jurors in the landmark corruption trial of Michael Madigan on Thursday concluded their seventh day...