Closing arguments continue in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
23 hours ago · CHICAGO (CBS) --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 ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months …
1 day ago · Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Madigan and his former long-time confidant Mike McClain in a corruption trial that is the culmination of a years-long investigation into the way ...
Madigan was involved in bogus AT&T contract 'from step one,' …
1 day ago · He faced trial over $22,500 the utility allegedly paid to Acevedo as a bribe to Madigan. Now, the feds are trying to prove Madigan guilty of his role in the same alleged scheme, among others.
Michael Madigan trial: Closing arguments begin - Chicago Tribune
1 day ago · Michael McClain leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago as his and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s ongoing corruption trial ends for the day on Oct. 24, 2024. (Chris Sweda ...
Madigan’s ‘Make Mike Money Plan’: Closing Arguments Continue …
1 day ago · Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaned on Danny Solis for introductions to real estate developers so frequently that at a certain point, Madigan didn’t even need to say out loud what he was looking for from the longtime 25th Ward alderperson, federal prosecutors explained Thursday.
Michael Madigan Defense Rests its Case as Landmark Corruption Trial …
Jan 16, 2025 · Defense attorneys for Michael Madigan have officially rested their case, as the longtime Illinois House Speaker’s corruption trial winds toward its conclusion. Madigan’s team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the landmark case.
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois ... - Associated Press News
Jan 8, 2025 · CHICAGO (AP) — Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois.
Michael Madigan trial: Prosecution rests - Chicago Tribune
Dec 19, 2024 · After nine weeks of prosecution witnesses, defense attorneys in the blockbuster corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidante Michael McClain began...
Michael Madigan trial: Prosecutors continue closing argument
1 day ago · The trial represents the apex of a long federal corruption investigation that has already resulted in convictions for several other Madigan-adjacent figures over the past few years. But Madigan is ...
Closing arguments begin in historic racketeering trial: ‘Madigan …
1 day ago · Schwartz said Michael McClain was Madigan’s “right-hand man” who helped Madigan’s other “cronies” pocket $1.3 million from ComEd through “sham” contracts.