Michael Madigan trial live updates: Defense to continue closing ...
9 hours ago · Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, following a 12-hour closing argument delivered by the government over ...
Breaking: Madigan to take witness stand in his corruption trial
Jan 7, 2025 · CHICAGO – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand in his corruption trial – an unexpected revelation that will likely stretch the already lengthy trial into late January.
Closing arguments begin in federal corruption trial of Michael Madigan
5 days ago · The trial included about 150 wiretapped calls and undercover videos, including one in which Madigan and his co-defendant Michael McClain shared a laugh about all the money their associates made ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months …
5 days ago · The investigation into Madigan also targeted numerous other lobbyists and officials, with multiple convictions and prison sentences handed out in those cases. The biggest case among those was the ...
Closing arguments in Madigan corruption trial: Prosecutors
5 days ago · CHICAGO — After three months of testimony and secret undercover recordings, closing arguments in the federal corruption trial of Michael Madigan began Wednesday. Former Illinois Speaker and ...
Michael Madigan trial updates: Testimony continues in former …
Nov 6, 2024 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun. Madigan had been indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges as a part of what...
Madigan leaves witness stand expressing regret for 'any time …
Jan 15, 2025 · After Michael Madigan spent several hours facing blistering cross-examination in his federal corruption trial, the former Illinois House speaker on Tuesday made a rare candid remark about the yearslong investigation that landed him on the witness stand in a Chicago courtroom. ... Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service ...
The case against Mike Madigan, laid out in explosive court …
Oct 7, 2024 · Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes. The charges and the details of the 10-year FBI investigation that led to his trial have been …
Closing arguments continue in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
4 days ago · Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a 23-count indictment accusing them of running a criminal enterprise to enrich Madigan and benefit his political allies ...
Michael Madigan trial: Closing arguments begin - Chicago Tribune
5 days ago · Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and preserve (his) power and line his pockets” for years, prosecutors said at the ...