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The jury in the so-called "ComEd 4 trial" deliberated for a second day Wednesday. The bribery case surrounds Michael Madigan.
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was le...
(The Center Square) – Michael McClain's attorney said Monday that his client was the best lobbyist in the state, not part of a conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. "Lobbying and politics ar...
A defense attorney for a longtime friend of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called on a federal jury Monday to "be the shield" between a private citizen and a "very powerful government committed, dedicated and on a mission to get Mike Madigan." But federal prosecutors asked that same jury to reject the idea that a "stunning" stream of benefits delivered to Madigan by that friend and three others amounted to anything other than bribery, albeit not in the traditional cash-in-an-envelope sense.
Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words