Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most ...

Jurors heard almost 150 secret recordings in Madigan’s trial, including phone calls with co-defendant Michael McClain and conversations with government mole Danny Solis.

Defense attorney Patrick Cotter made the comment in the midst of his nearly five-hour closing argument Tuesday in the ...

Of the 23 total charges in the indictment, Michael McClain faces six counts including racketeering conspiracy, federal ...

Jury deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday after the prosecution’s rebuttal case at the corruption trial of former ...

What the evidence of this trial did show is lobbying and politics...,” McClain attorney Patrick Cotter said in his closing ...

Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial are finally scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday ...

The former Illinois House speaker's legal team will get one more chance to make its pitch when closing arguments get underway, likely next week. U.S. District Judge John Blakey signaled that he ...

Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most ...

who wore a wire that recorded secret conversations with Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain from 2016 to 2019. The foundation of their presentation during closing arguments focused on Solis ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan contended last week that as a blue-collar leader with a strong work ethic, he was angry and upset when he found out close associates he’d recommended for jobs with ...