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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

After more than three months, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is now in the hands of a jury.

Burke to prison. “Over the years, we’ve had lots of talk of ethics reform with not nearly enough action.” Madigan, 82, a Southwest Side Democrat, and his co-defendant, Michael McClain ...

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 ...