Former Illinois Speaker Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
By Jason Meisner and Ray Long From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—In his nearly four decades atop Illinois’ political power ...
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By Jason Meisner and Ray Long From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—In his nearly four decades atop Illinois’ political power ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 22 counts alleging that he orchestrated a criminal enterprise for a decade while serving as Illinois’ most powerful politician.
A week after he was charged in a bombshell racketeering indictment, Madigan, 79, of Chicago’s Southwest Side, is scheduled to be arraigned in a telephone hearing in U.S. District Court.
The long-awaited racketeering indictment of Michael Madigan runs some 106 pages, but anyone looking for a quote directly from the former House speaker’s mouth will have to wade through more
The long-awaited indictment of Michael Madigan runs some 106 pages, but anyone looking for a quote from the former House speaker will have to wade through more than half the document before finding one.