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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.
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until ...
With Madigan required to serve at least 85% of his sentence, he will be around 90 years old before he's eligible for release.
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 ...
Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark ...
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 ...
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...
Michael McClain, 77, a former Illinois representative lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison, was convicted of bribery conspiracy ...
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 ...
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud ...