‘The Corrupt Way Was the Way It Was’: Government Ends Closing Arguments in Michael Madigan’s Landmark Trial
Prosecutors concluded their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark trial by presenting an overview of how the various bribery and corruption schemes alleged in the government’s 23-charge indictment all come together under count one: racketeering conspiracy.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan ‘abused the tremendous power he wielded,’ prosecutor says as closing arguments begin
Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors said at the outset of marathon closing arguments in Madigan’s corruption trial.
Wiretaps key to Michael Madigan corruption trial
Real estate lawyer Michael Madigan, a lawmaker for 50 years, is accused of using ComEd as his “personal piggy bank.”
Michael Madigan will face cross-examination next week in his federal corruption trial
Michael Madigan got a preview of what’s to come when Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu asked Judge John Blakey how cross-examination may proceed next week.
The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial
In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a consensus-builder who used his power to bring people together on legislation and protect constituents from greedy utilities and corporations.
Defense rests case in trial of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan
The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.
Closing arguments resume in corruption trial of former Speaker Mike Madigan
Closing arguments continued Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a 23-count indictment accusing them of running a criminal enterprise to enrich Madigan and benefit his political allies through no-show jobs for his associates and legal work for his private law firm.
Feds in Madigan trial continue to lay out ‘corrupt exchange’ between ex-Illinois speaker and ComEd
Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his cronies with do-nothing contracts,
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Michael Madigan Defense Rests its Case as Landmark Corruption Trial Winds Toward an End
Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...
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Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is walking a tightrope by testifying. Will the gamble pay off?
Former lobbyist Michael McClain exits after his and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, Jan. 8, 2025. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...
Feds’ cross-exam of Madigan on Solis, McClain, no-show jobs marked by challenges — and chuckles
The highly anticipated confrontation between Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu and former House Speaker Mike Madigan ...
Ex-Speaker of the House Michael Madigan faces cross-examination
CHICAGO — Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in ...
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Former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan, codefendant Michael Mcclain, Wednesday
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael Mcclain separately enter the federal court building in Chicago Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
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Closing arguments begin in historic racketeering trial: 'Madigan abused the tremendous power he wielded'
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks to the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Oct. 2, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share When former Illinois House Speaker ...
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Madigan Driven by ‘Power, Profit,’ Used ComEd as ‘Personal Piggy Bank,’ Prosecutors Tell Jury in Closing Arguments of Corruption Case
Closing statements officially got underway Thursday afternoon, more than three months after the corruption trial of Madigan ...