Chicago Tribune25d
Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is walking a tightrope by testifying. Will the gamble pay off?
In the world of Springfield politics, longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan developed a reputation that people at the statehouse could count on his word. The secretive Southwest Side Democrat ...
CBS News22d
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan wraps testimony in own his defense
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It remained unclear ...
Chicago Sun-Times27d
Madigan’s testimony changes ‘rules of the game,’ and jurors may now hear his famous ‘bandits’ comment
Michael McClain (left) and former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House ...
WGN-TV6d
‘Grandmasters at corruption’: Government finishes rebuttal, jury deliberations begin in Madigan trial
CHICAGO – The landmark federal corruption trial involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and political confidante Michael McClain is winding down. Since early October, a jury of ...