Jurors begin deliberating after prosecutor argues Madigan 'lost his way, he was blinded by profit'
The investigation that led to Michael Madigan’s indictment changed the course of Chicago history. It also prompted a historic trial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse that began in October and gave jurors a front-row seat to raw Illinois politics as it was practiced in the previous decade.
Jury begins deliberations in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion.
Michael Madigan trial: Deliberations begin in high-profile corruption case
A federal jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the trial of Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker charged with several counts of corruption, bribery and racketeering.
Madigan trial text updates: Be the first to know when the jury reaches a verdict
The Sun-Times is providing free text updates as attorneys wrap up closing arguments in the corruption trial of the former Illinois House Speaker.
Landmark corruption case against ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands
Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the racketeering case of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant,
No verdict in first full day of jury deliberations in Madigan corruption trial
Since early October, 12 jurors and four alternates have heard testimony from almost 60 witnesses, listened to and watched close to 150 wiretapped calls and secretly recorded videos, and heard hours of arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys in the landmark federal corruption trial involving Madigan and political confidante Michael McClain.
Madigan's fate now in hands of the jury in corruption trial
Jurors began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan ‘was not confused’ taking part in alleged bribery scheme, prosecutor says with jury on verge of deliberating
Early in their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then the powerful speaker of the Illinois House, leaning forward with his hand out.
Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged ‘Grand Masters of Corruption’
Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.
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A Jury Will Now Decide Michael Madigan’s Fate. Here’s a Breakdown of the Landmark Corruption Case
Michael Madigan’s defense team rested Thursday, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the ...
Daywatch: What we know about Madigan jury deliberations
The jurors in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated for their first full day yesterday without reaching a verdict — though they ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Jury holds 1st full day of deliberations in corruption trial
The jury began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday - 14-and-a-half weeks after being seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial.
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Madigan collects $158K while facing federal corruption trial in Chicago
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan collected a pension worth $158,000 in 2024 while facing a federal corruption ...
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Hear some key secret recordings prosecutors played during Michael Madigan’s corruption trial
Jurors heard almost 150 secret recordings in Madigan’s trial, including phone calls with co-defendant Michael McClain and ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Madigan's fate now in hands of the jury in corruption trial
Co-defendant Mike McClain's defense attorney said this trial is about lobbying and politics during closing arguments Tuesday.
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Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury
As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...
Illinois quick hits: Jury to begin deliberations in Madigan trial; egg prices expected to climb; fireball over Illinois dazzles
Jury to begin deliberations in Madigan trial Government attorneys have started their final rebuttal at the bribery, ...