The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael ...

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors ...

Closing arguments have begun at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits.

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael Madigan himself. He testified for nearly 12 hours over four days earlier this ...

U.S. government attorneys have resumed closing arguments at former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial in Chicago. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz picked up Thursday where ...

Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his cronies ...

Prosecutors claim former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan abused power for personal gain in closing trial arguments.

After eight hours over two days, prosecutors still haven’t finished their initial argument to the jury. It’s unclear if ...

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