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Defense attorney grills Madigan witness on gun form flap: "Did the word ‘felony’ resonate with you?"
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and an ally are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Madigan is accused of ...
Madigan defense pushes away from co-defendant, attacks credibility of key witness
The corruption charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan are in many ways tethered to his longtime confidant, ...
VIDEO: Ex-ComEd exec not testifying to 'trash' Madigan during corruption trial
Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez is expected to testify for a sixth day at the corruption trial of former Illinois House ...
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‘This is the way things are done in Illinois’: Defense attorneys begin cross-examining star witness
CHICAGO — The former chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has spent the last week telling a federal jury ...
Jury sees relentless ComEd job placement requests from Madigan co-defendant
Had they been any other job applicants, electric utility Commonwealth Edison likely wouldn’t have given a second look to ...
Illinois quick hits: Man released pretrial after concealment of death
Police said 26-year-old Juan Toto admitted that he and his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend got into an altercation Saturday when ...
Madigan jurors hear ally complaining to speaker's son about those who don’t get ‘what happens when you’re in this game’
Recordings made public from the FBI’s probe of Michael Madigan have rarely featured his family. But Michael McClain’s call with the speaker's son also set the stage for much of the trial day Thursday.
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ComEd lobbyist warned FBI mole to ‘keep Madigan happy,’ not mess with no-work contracts
The FBI wasted no time giving Fidel Marquez his first assignment after the chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth ...