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Federal prosecutors are alleging that former House Speaker Michael Madigan lied repeatedly on the witness stand during his ...
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 83 earlier this month, and it turns out he got a gift from the feds. On Friday, ...
A federal judge on Thursday postponed the retrial of of ex-AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza on bribery counts related to ...
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to reject Michael Madigan’s request for his convictions to be tossed out, claiming the ...
This decision is independent from any other issue or briefing in this matter,' a prosecutor told the judge. Madigan's ...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois late last week filed a motion informing U.S. District Judge ...
The retrial of Paul La Schiazza had been scheduled to begin in June after jurors in the first trial deadlocked last fall.
Federal prosecutors said they will no longer seek a multi-million dollar forfeiture from convicted ex-Illinois House Speaker ...
Prosecutors drop their request to have ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan forfeit $3.1 million after his bribery conviction.
Illinois has seen a flurry of corruption cases and convictions in recent years involving people who had served in the state ...
Feds drop Madigan forfeiture proceedings U.S. government attorneys are no longer seeking $3.14 million dollars in forfeiture ...
Since 2019, 11 now-former lawmakers have been convicted of crimes, but strengthening Illinois’ ethical safeguards is not at ...