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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.
In a packed courtroom, jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts and acquitted him of seven in a bribery case that led to the downfall of a man who was nicknamed ...
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 ...
The jury has found former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan guilty on 10 counts of bribery conspiracy in the monthslong federal corruption trial. After announcing they were deadlocked on 12 ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan arrives home after being convicted on several counts in his federal corruption trial on Feb. 12, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) ...
Flanked by supporters and holding hands with his daughter Nicole, Illinois’ former House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts and acquitted him of seven in a bribery case that led to the downfall of a man who was nicknamed the “Velvet Hammer ...