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Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts and acquitted him of seven. The jury could not reach a decision on six, according to the Associated Press.
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...
Former Longtime Illinois Legislative Leader Michael Madigan Is Convicted in Corruption Trial CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest ...
With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.
Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...
Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, is reportedly due in prison on Oct. 13NEED TO KNOWMichael Madigan was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and fined $2.5 ...
John Hooker is the first of four former ComEd officials set to be sentenced in the coming weeks. Prosecutors say he, like ...
Michael McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...
Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts. They returned the verdict after deliberating more ...
Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend ...