Suburban lawmakers applaud Michael Madigan verdict, call for ethics reforms
Both current and former Illinois legislators are applauding last week’s guilty verdict in the corruption case against Michael ...
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes belt-tightening budget with no new taxes, invokes Nazism in bashing Trump
In his budget and State of the State Address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked the rise of Nazi German in criticizing the Trump ...
Feds convict Madigan, Blagojevich gets pardoned in same week. Try writing that movie.
Most folks just figured that Mike Madigan had avoided the long arm of federal law by being extra-careful. And he may have ...
How we captured these photos of the Eagles' Super Bowl win
A relative holds a photo of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey at a vigil and balloon release for the 12-year-old in the 7600 block of ...
Litigators of the Week: In 4-Month Bribery Trial of Former Illinois House Speaker, No Conviction for Lobbyist Codefendant
Patrick Cotter of UB Greensfelder and John Mitchell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Mike McClain, who faced criminal bribery charges alongside former Speaker Michael Madigan. Although Chicago ...
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Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s state pension suspended following conviction
Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his ...
Feds, some lawmakers tackle post-Madigan efforts to curb public corruption
Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of ...
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Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposes ethics reform following Michael Madigan conviction
The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has legislators, including former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, ...
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The Madigan roller coaster, from beginning to end: Crain's Daily Gist podcast
Crain’s political columnist Greg Hinz and host Amy Guth unpack the saga of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
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Disgraced ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan loses state pension after criminal conviction
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Jim Dey: Madigan: The political giant who crashed and burned
The earth didn't shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have. This was Illinois political history ...
Mixed verdict in ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan case reflects a new, harder reality for federal prosecutors
Shortly after former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on federal corruption charges, the leaders of Chicago’s top federal investigative agencies appeared in the lobby of the Dirksen U.S.