Madigan corruption trial begins this week
Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial is scheduled to begin this week. Jury selection will start on Tuesday and could take up to four days.
Jury selection set to begin in corruption trial of former Illinois Speaker Madigan
A half-century career and status as Illinois’ most powerful politician ended nearly four years ago with a 24-count charge of bribery and racketeering.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan heads to trial this week
The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd.
Jury selection begins this week in corruption trial of former Speaker Madigan
CHICAGO — Jury selection begins this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois’ most powerful politician ended nearly four years ago as the feds circled ever-closer to his inner circle.
Michael Madigan Once Controlled Much of Illinois Politics. Now the Ex-House Speaker Heads to Trial
The former Illinois House Speaker once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in American history will enter a federal courtroom this week on charges he used his vast influence to run a “cri
Corruption trial of ex-Speaker Mike Madigan begins this week
The much anticipated trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is set to get underway with jury selection on Tuesday. Madigan, who was long considered one of the most powerful politicians in Illinois.
Mike Madigan, once state's most influential powerbroker, faces corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan will face a federal racketeering conspiracy beginning this week.
Mike Madigan among cast of powerful characters ensnared in corruption cases playing out in Chicago
Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...
Breaking down the charges in the Michael Madigan indictment
Officially it’s known as Case No. 22-cr-115, the United States v. Michael Madigan and Michael McClain. Unofficially, it’s one ...
As Madigan corruption trial kicks off, focus will be on those three taboo words: quid pro quo
Key issue in Madigan’s highly anticipated racketeering trial: did he know ahead of time that private benefits for himself or ...
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‘Velvet Hammer’ Michael Madigan facing judge's gavel
Madigan’s final legacy will be on the line this week in one of the most anticipated public corruption trials in Illinois ...
After storied time as the ‘Velvet Hammer,’ Michael Madigan to face a jury
It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan loses bid to dismiss bribery charges ahead of trial
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A federal judge has rejected former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss most of the ...
Madigan judge refuses to toss counts after Supreme Court ruling limited bribery law
U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down his ruling less than a week before the former Illinois House Speaker is set for ...
Madigan trial on track as defense makes late bid to bar discussion of corrupt pols secretly taped by Ald. Solis
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to toss out key charges against former House Speaker Michael Madigan in light of ...