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Jurors deliberate over 23 counts at trial of ex-Illinois House speaker
Jury deliberations are approaching the one-week mark at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. The jury got the case last Wednesday afternoon at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.
Jurors in ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan trial return for more deliberations
Jurors are resuming deliberations in the Michael Madigan trial Tuesday morning, their fifth day of discussions in the landmark trial. Deliberations began Wednesday afternoon and as of Monday evening had lasted more than 21 hours without a verdict.
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.
No verdict on Day 5 of jury deliberations in Madigan corruption trial
Only one note to the judge Tuesday for the fifth day of jury deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan jury has resumed deliberations in Madigan trial, turning attention to ComEd allegations
Jurors deliberating in the trial of Michael Madigan on Monday asked a question about evidence related to a ComEd board seat, signaling that they are considering the wide-ranging ComEd allegations in their fourth day of discussions.
Jury deliberates in ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial
The jury now has the case in the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury
Closing arguments to begin in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial
Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant, political ally and confidant Michael McClain, are accused of running a criminal enterprise designed to enrich the former speaker and his associates and increase his political power.
Madigan jury ends third day of deliberations without verdict
The Michael Madigan jury has ended its third day of deliberations without a verdict in Illinois’ highest-stakes public corruption trial in years.
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan defense begins closing arguments in corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team began their final presentation to the jury just after lunch Friday, following a 12-hour closing argument delivered by the government over two and a half days.
Jury deliberations continue at ex-speaker’s corruption trial
The jury has completed a third full day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The longtime speaker and Democratic
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus1d
Strange things emerged in Madigan trial
State Rep. Bob Rita had famously testified in the 2023 “ComEd Four” trial that his former boss Madigan ruled the House ...
Daily Herald6d
Michael Madigan's fate now rests with jury
It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers ...
Chicago Tribune17d
Regardless of verdict, could Madigan trial be make-or-break moment for Illinois?
The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond Chicago’s federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential make ...