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Judge tells Mapes his 'loyalty was greatly misguided' in lying to grand jury investigating former speaker By H...

A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to two and a half years in prison for lying under

Tim Mapes, who for years served as the abrasive and sharp-tongued chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Monday for lying

A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to two and a half years in prison for lying under oath.

The disclosure came Friday after Annazette Collins signaled she would testify during her ongoing trial for allegedly dodging nearly $100,000 in taxes. No criminal charges have been filed against Collins in connection with the insurance policy allegations.

Former Democrat State Senator Annazette Collins submitted false policies for made up clients in her post-politics insurance job, federal prosecutors alleged on Friday. 

(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigans longtime chief of staff is set to be sentenced at a hearing Monday after a judge rejected his request for a

Between 2014 and 2018, Collins vastly underreported her income on tax returns, including one return showing she’d made as little as $11,500, according to prosecutors.

(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's longtime chief of staff is set to be sentenced at a hearing Monday after a judge rejected his request for a delay in the case. Tim Mapes, 68, served for dec...

Annazette Collins’ indictment revolves around the work she did after she lost the Democratic primary in 2012. A prosecutor explained Tuesday how Collins, after working “as a career politician,” founded the lobbying and consulting firm Kourtnie Nicole Corp.