Federal prosecutors show Madigan jury his co-defendant Michael McClain’s ‘magic list’ of lobbyists, alleging McClain was secretly helping a select group of former Madigan staffers…
In 2011, as Thomas O’Neill was in Springfield pushing for legislation on behalf of utility giant ComEd, he heard one question over and over: What did Michael Madigan think of the bill?
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics to betray the public trust, federal prosecutors said in opening statements at Madigan’s public corruption …
Over seven days of jury selection in his corruption trial, Madigan has been a keen participant in an often-tedious process where many other defendants take a back seat and let the lawyers run the s…
After a long day of questioning, the first three jurors were chosen Wednesday to hear evidence in the trial of Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker now facing sweeping charges of corr…
U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey, who will oversee the Madigan trial, is viewed as well-suited for complex RICO cases even apart from his family pedigree.