Mike Madigan trial updates: Ex-Ald. Solis testifying in former Illinois House speaker trial
FBI Special Agent Ryan McDonald said on the stand Thursday afternoon investigators focused in on the speaker in 2017, after Solis recorded a meeting during which Madigan was heard asking Solis to introduce him to the developers of a high-rise apartment building in the West Loop called Union West.
Jury in Madigan corruption trial sees speaker’s clout list of recommended hires for Illinois Gov. Pritzker administration
Then-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan was intimately involved in the process of recommending people to sit on state board and commissions and kept a running list that eventually totaled 91 names after JB Pritzker won the election for governor in 2018,
New witnesses follow ex-alderman at former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial
The Illinois House speaker’s executive assistant has reported to the witness stand at former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial. Mika Baugher has worked for Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch,
Cross-examination wraps up for ex-Chicago Ald. Solis in former Speaker Mike Madigan trial
Cross-examination of one of the key prosecution witnesses in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse wrapped up Tuesday.
‘Sir, you’ve been with prostitutes right?': FBI mole Daniel Solis on hot seat in ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan corruption trial
Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis was asked on a federal witness stand Monday about prostitutes and pot smoking during a Puerto Rican excursion with other elected officials, using campaign funds to make purchases at high-end department stores and pay for his son’s school tuition,
Duration of Danny Solis’ FBI cooperation revealed in ongoing Madigan corruption trial
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday highlighted Solis’ remarkable staying power and willingness to wear a wire for the FBI
Madigan's attorneys grill FBI mole Solis about prostitutes, drugs and 'tax fraud'
As the trial resumed Monday, Michael J. Madigan's defense began a tough cross examination the feds’ star witness, former Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded conversations with Madigan, others for the FBI.
Ex-Ald. Daniel Solis, a historic FBI mole, exits stage alone after testimony in Madigan corruption trial
Daniel Solis, the once-prominent Chicago alderman whose turn as an FBI mole took down the state’s two longest-serving Democratic power brokers, walked out of a federal courtroom on Tuesday with his gaze fixed on the floor.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan prosecutors to ask Solis about cooperation against another ‘high-ranking official’ — but can’t mention Edward Burke by name
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan will get the chance Tuesday to ...
Illinois quick hits: Solis testimony expected to wrap; teachers union responds to editorial
Solis testimony expected to wrap Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis is expected to complete his time in the witness box ...
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Madigan attorney accuses Solis of not telling feds ‘all the crimes you committed’
Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis and his attorney, Lisa Noller, walk into Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Dec. 2, 2024 ...
Burden of 'poof?' Defense grills Solis on tax fraud, prostitution they say could make deal with feds disappear
Jurors in Mike Madigan’s racketeering conspiracy trial heard allegations Monday of tax fraud, bribery, prostitution and ...
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Illinois Speaker Madigan in undercover video: 'One thing you can do' for son Andrew
US v. Madigan et al bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to resume ...