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In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House speaker takes stand at his own corruption trial
In surprising move, former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand at his own corruption trial.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testimony set to continue in landmark corruption trial
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be some of the most crucial and closely examined of the bombshell public corruption trial.
Former Illinois House speaker to take witness stand in his corruption trial
Madigan faces 23 counts in a case that frames his power in government, politics and as a partner in his law firm as a “criminal enterprise.”
Former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan returns to stand in own defense in corruption trial
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan returned to the stand Wednesday to testify for a second day in his corruption trial.
Former Illinois House speaker discusses codefendant, 'quid pro quo' at corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan addressed his former friendship with codefendant Michael McClain as the two men face corruption charges in federal court.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan testifies in his corruption trial
Several weeks into a federal corruption trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand to testify in his own defense. Facing a 23-count indictment for bribery, racketeering,
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Madigan takes stand in own defense at landmark corruption trial
In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand in his own public corruption trial Tuesday.
Former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan takes stand in own defense in corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan could testify as early as Tuesday afternoon in his corruption trial.
Madigan returns to witness stand in corruption trial
During his testimony, Mike Madigan denied any involvement in a quid pro quo arrangement with former Alderman Danny Solis, who is a key government witness in the case.
Madigan testimony set to continue in landmark corruption trial
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to return to the stand Wednesday morning, continuing testimony that will surely be some of the most crucial and closely examined of the bombshell public corruption trial.
Cracks appear between Mike Madigan and co-defendant Mike McClain in federal corruption trial
Mike Madigan and Mike McClain have known each other since they both were state representatives in the 1970s, but their decades of friendship is now strained in the face of multiple corruption charges.
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After more than two weeks off from the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the jury returned to the courtroom Monday for what’s expected to be the final few days ...
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Ex-speaker Madigan takes witness stand, denying he traded ‘public office’ for ‘private gain’
Over the past 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime ...