Closing arguments continue in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
10 hours ago · Madigan, 82, and his longtime friend and confidante Michael McClain face a 23-count indictment accusing them of running a criminal enterprise to enrich Madigan and benefit his political allies ...
Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months …
1 day ago · The group included McClain, along with former ComEd CEO Anne Pragmaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former City Club President Jay Doherty, all of whom were convicted in a separate ...
Closing arguments in Madigan corruption trial: Prosecutors
1 day ago · Former Illinois Speaker and political confidante Michael McClain is facing a 23-count criminal indictment on corruption charges. Closing arguments could last three days or longer.
Closing arguments begin in historic racketeering trial: 'Madigan …
1 day ago · Schwartz said Michael McClain was Madigan’s “right-hand man” who helped Madigan’s other “cronies” pocket $1.3 million from ComEd through “sham” contracts.
Michael Madigan trial: Closing arguments begin - Chicago Tribune
1 day ago · Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits after attending his and former lobbyist Michael McClain's corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Dec. 5, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Closing arguments to begin in former Illinois House Speaker ... - CBS News
1 day ago · 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 ...
In return to stand, Madigan answers questions about longtime ally ...
Jan 9, 2025 · For Madigan, a call to the stand was an apparent opportunity to distance himself from long-time confidant Michael McClain and inform a jury of eight women and four men, who will ultimately...
Michael McClain’s lawyers want him tried separately from ex …
Jul 20, 2024 · McClain, a longtime confidant of Madigan, is set to go on trial with him Oct. 8 on racketeering, bribery, fraud and attempted extortion charges, but his lawyers argue that Madigan’s apparent defense strategy involved blaming McClain.
Michael Madigan to Get His Day in Court, More Than 2 Years …
Oct 7, 2024 · Madigan, along with his longtime confidant and current co-defendant Michael McClain, is finally set to go to trial this week, more than two and a half years after the men were first charged in a bombshell federal indictment that …
Michael Madigan's friendship with alleged fixer could be tested …
Oct 14, 2024 · Michael McClain (left), co-defendant of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan (right), leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse following a day of jury selection in their trial.