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Defense soon to rest at ex-Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial
A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker...
Legal arguments precede cross-examination of former speaker at corruption trial
Knowledge of unlawfulness is one of the issues that Judge John Robert Blakey expects to clarify when he prepares jury instructions at the bribery...
Madigan takes the stand in high-profile corruption case after years of silence
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan decided to testify in his own defense at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.
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Prosecutors play undercover recordings of Madigan at former speaker’s corruption trial
Prosecutors introduced secretly recorded audio and video along with a troubled star witness at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael...
‘Do the political work, keep the contract,’ campaign worker testifies
A former precinct captain for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified that he expected to get paid for services he did not render,...