CHICAGO — A federal jury now has the perjury case against Tim Mapes, who is accused of lying to a grand jury investigating Mapes’ longtime boss, Democratic House Speaker Michael
CHICAGO — A federal jury now has the perjury case against Tim Mapes, who is accused of lying to a grand jury investigating Mapes’ longtime boss, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. The jury of six men and six women was sent back at 4:35 p.m. Central time after hearing about five hours of closing arguments. The panel immediately sent U.S. District Judge John Kness a note saying it would .
Anybody who thought the perjury trial of Democratic insider Tim Mapes would be a dull examination of his seven alleged lies before a federal grand jury was in for a big surprise. Instead, the ongoing case against Mapes has turned into an autopsy of how the record reign of his former boss, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, began to fall apart. It’s a story that has many layers of .
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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, .