Michael Madigan trial: cross-examination of key witness - Chicago …
8 hours ago · Madigan, 82, of Chicago, who served for decades as speaker of the Illinois House and the head of the state Democratic Party, faces racketeering charges alleging he ran his state and political ...
Michael Madigan trial live: Defense cross-examines star witness in ...
10 hours ago · Feds' star witness takes stand for 3rd day in Madigan trial The feds' star witness, Fidel Marquez, is on the stand in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's federal corruption trial in Chicago.
Defense cross-examines star witness in former Illinois House Speaker …
10 hours ago · Opening statements begin in former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan corruption trial Jury selection begins this week in corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan ComEd to pay ...
Michael Madigan trial: Jury hears tape on plan to help aide
Nov 4, 2024 · Jurors in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial on Monday heard a key wiretapped phone call in which the speaker’s longtime confidant told him about a plan to kick thousands of dollars to a loyal ...
Michael Madigan trial: Former ComEd executive back on stand
6 days ago · Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan saw a series of undercover videos on Wednesday made by a former ComEd executive detailing an alleged scheme by the utility to ...
Mike Madigan trial updates: Jury hears more testimony in ex-speaker …
Oct 29, 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what...
Madigan is accused of 'campaign of bribery,' defense blasts …
Oct 22, 2024 · Michael J. Madigan has been the man at the center of corruption trials in Chicago for nearly two years, painted by prosecutors as an all-powerful political wizard who sought to line his pockets and augment his power through a series of bribery schemes.
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Madigan, Illinois’ House speaker for more than three decades and a former state Democratic Party chairman, is charged in a 23-count indictment with racketeering conspiracy, using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion.
Jury selection begins in corruption trial of longest-serving ...
Oct 9, 2024 · CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the longest-serving legislative leader in American history. The case against Madigan, who resigned in 2021, is …
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall ...
Oct 18, 2024 · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan – a mainstay of Illinois political power for over four decades – is pictured leaving the Dirksen Federal Courthouse earlier this year after a hearing regarding the corruption charges he faces. Opening statements in his trial are slated for next week.