Chicago Tribune20d
Editorial: Jurors in Madigan trial hear the sad ballad of Mike and Mike
Trying to keep straight the near-manic plotting of Madigan and his one-time right-hand man, former close friend and co-defendant Michael McClain between 2011 and 2019 — the period on which the ...
Chicago Sun-Times26d
Madigan’s testimony changes ‘rules of the game,’ and jurors may now hear his famous ‘bandits’ comment
Michael McClain (left) and former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan leave the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House ...
Chicago Sun-Times7d
Friendship between Madigan and McClain became 'a casualty' of corruption case, lawyer says. 'But it was real'
Madigan and Michael McClain played a central role in multiple corruption trials over the last few years in Chicago, and a jury will soon begin to consider a sweeping racketeering conspiracy case ...
The Pantagraph7d
Evidence in corruption case just ‘lobbying and politics,’ attorney for Madigan confidant argues
What the evidence of this trial did show is lobbying and politics...,” McClain attorney Patrick Cotter said in his closing ...
WBEZ27d
Michael Madigan will face cross-examination next week in his federal corruption trial
Jurors are still expected to hear arguments from an attorney for Madigan’s co-defendant, Michael McClain, as well as a prosecutor’s rebuttal argument before starting deliberations. Madigan got ...