Editorial: Rod Blagojevich, Superstar? Not in our good book.
Back in early 2009, Chicago’s storied Second City comedy theater created a satirical musical spoof of a former governor of ...
Inside the Madigan jury room: 'Pronouncing someone guilty didn’t make me feel good'
"I went to the same high school as he did and I’ve always heard of him to be a good person,” jury foreman Timothy Nessner ...
Madigan jurors give insight into deliberations that led to ‘historic’ conviction
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a leader in Illinois politics for more than 50 years, walked out of federal ...
News-Gazette1d
Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict
Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has joined ...
Chicago Sun-Times6d
Still no verdict from Michael Madigan's jury after 50 hours of deliberations
Madigan left Chicago’s federal courthouse Friday without reaching a verdict, wrapping up a full week of deliberations. They are expected to resume their work at 9 a.m. Monday. In all ...
ABC 7 Chicago3d
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Jury to continue deliberating Monday in former House speaker trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Months after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant Mike ...
Chicago Tribune12d
A disappearing witness, an odd choice of hold music and the Fighting Irish: 5 strange things you might not know about the Madigan trial
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Jury in Michael Madigan federal corruption trial heads home for 7th day without verdict
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial went home without a verdict for the seventh day Thursday. There was again radio silence ...
WGN-TV13d
Madigan corruption trial hits the 16-week mark as jury continues deliberations
CHICAGO — The federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and longtime political advisor Michael McClain is now passing the 16-week mark. The case remains in ...
The Pantagraph11d
Strange things emerged in Madigan trial
Madigan and his longtime confidant, ex-lobbyist Michael McClain, is certainly serious business. But as with any lengthy trial, particularly one chock-full of big personalities and scores of ...
Herald & Review13d
Madigan jury ends third day of deliberations without verdict
CHICAGO — The Michael Madigan jury has ended its third day of deliberations without a verdict in Illinois’ highest-stakes public corruption trial in years. The jury of eight women and four men ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN1d
Political powerhouse Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict
Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, has joined the list of Illinois political figures who’ve been convicted on public ...