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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was recorded on a wiretapped phone call in 2018 discussing with lobbyist confidant Michael McClain a plan to arrange secret payments to a close political ally who had been implicated in a sexual harassment scandal, newly released court documents show.
Defense attorneys in the case made the surprise move last month of telling U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber they’d prefer that case go forward as a bench trial — decided by the judge — rather than as a jury trial.
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Prosecutors in the federal bribery case against a longtime confidant of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and three others told a judge Tuesday they have rejected having a bench trial, meaning the allegations will be heard by a jury in September.
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