Afternoon Briefing: Prosecutors play Tim Mapes' 2021 grand jury testimony in Madigan probe
Good afternoon, Chicago. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday began playing the audio of Tim Mapes’ 2021 testimony before a federal grand jury in which he allegedly lied to protect his longtime boss, the once powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. The testimony offers a rare public glimpse into normally secret grand jury proceedings, not only lifting the veil on some of the ways ...