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Prosecutors set to rest their case in obstruction of justice and perjury trial of ex-Madigan aide

Good afternoon, Chicago. Federal prosecutors played a series of wiretapped conversations in court today showing Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, and lobbyist Michael McClain were in frequent contact, even after Mapes was ousted in June 2018 as part of a sexual harassment scandal that had engulfed the speaker’s office. The calls were played one after another ...

Federal prosecutors played audio of Tim Mapes’ 2021 testimony before a federal grand jury during which he allegedly lied to protect his longtime boss, the once powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. The playing of Mapes’ testimony offers a rare public glimpse into normally secret grand jury proceedings, lifting the veil on a key manner in which large-scale criminal investigations ...

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CHICAGO — After five days of testimony featuring multiple layers of political intrigue, the perjury trial of Tim Mapes on Wednesday finally got to the rather simple allegations at the heart of the case: his alleged lies to a federal grand jury investigating his former boss, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. In a nearly 90-minute segment of Mapes’ grand jury testimony played in court, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the state a ‘beacon for national success’ when it comes to the 2024 elections.

(Champaign-jm) – A major part of the interchange between Interstates 57 and 74 is closing this week for the next two years, IDOT officials announced. The ramp leading from westbound I-74 to nor...

Tim Mapes served for two decades as chief of staff to Michael Madigan, the former Illinois House speaker who faces racketeering conspiracy charges. The feds say Mapes lied to a grand jury and tried to block the probe of Madigan and another Springfield insider, Michael McClain.

Nancy Kimme, a key Republican lobbyist known for her ability to reach out to both sides of the political aisle, is among a trio of Springfield insiders slated to testify Thursday in the perjury trial of Tim Mapes. Mapes, 68, of Springfield, is charged with perjury and attempted obstruction of justice, accused in an indictment of lying to a federal grand jury investigating his former boss, ...