High Steaks: David Janetzki’s journey to becoming Qld Treasurer
To go from milking cows outside Jondaryan to overseeing a $500 billion economy from the William Street “Tower of Power’’ ...
Illinois pols talk ethics as Madigan corruption trial nears end
Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long ...
Attorneys to make final pitches at Madigan corruption trial
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain pleaded not guilty to 23 ...
Michael Madigan questioned by prosecutors, trial recap
Madigan was questioned by his defense attorneys over two days last week, denying the corruption charges against him and ...
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Michael Madigan Defense Rests its Case as Landmark Corruption Trial Winds Toward an End
Michael Madigan’s defense team officially rested Thursday morning, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony ...
Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is walking a tightrope by testifying. Will the gamble pay off?
Four years after resigning his seat in the legislature amid a burgeoning federal corruption investigation, Madigan is banking ...
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Michael Madigan rests his case against federal racketeering claims; closing arguments set for next week
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legal team rested their case Thursday, hoping to convince jurors that ...
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Michael Madigan takes the stand to make his case: 'When people asked me for help … I tried to help them'
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere | Sun ...
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Editorial: Jurors in Madigan trial hear the sad ballad of Mike and Mike
It won’t be long before jurors meet behind closed doors to determine the fate of Michael Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse speaker in U.S. history. We don’t envy those 12 their task.
Defense rests case in trial of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan
The defense rested its case in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's bribery and corruption trial on Thursday.
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Madigan ends testimony after sharing one of his regrets: ‘That I had any time spent with Danny Solis’
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse last week. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Before he left the witness stand Tuesday after nearly 12 hours ...
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Former speaker rests his case against fed claims he was a racketeer running criminal 'Madigan Enterprise'
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after a day of defense testimony last week. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Former Illinois House ...