A disappearing witness, an odd choice of hold music and the Fighting Irish: 5 strange things you might not know about the Madigan trial
With allegations of corruption at the highest levels of state government, the racketeering trial of former Democratic House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and his longtime confidant, ex-lobbyist Michael ...
Brandon Fonseca's five goals leads top Corpus Christi high school soccer performances
A look at this week's Corpus Christi high school soccer results and top performers for District 29-5A and District 29-4A.
Landmark corruption case against ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan is in jury’s hands
Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most ...
Madigan attorney calls ex-Ald. Solis the ‘malignant tumor’ at the heart of the landmark corruption case
An attorney for Michael Madigan on Monday ripped former Ald. Daniel Solis’ turn as an FBI mole, calling the onetime influential Zoning Committee chairman a master manipulator and the “malignant tumor ...
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Madigan attorney calls indictment 'a worthless piece of paper'
Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in ...
Closing arguments in Madigan trial to continue Monday with more from his defense
A lawyer for former House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to continue his final pitch to the jury Monday by attacking allegations of a ComEd bribery scheme as well as the FBI mole at the center ...
Daywatch: ICE begins long-promised immigration blitz in Chicago
Good morning, Chicago. It was around 8 a.m. Sunday when a family friend called Maria to ask why her husband of nearly 10 years hadn’t shown up for work. Minutes later, with federal immigration agents ...
Feds allege ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan brushed aside ‘quid pro quo’ red flag in scheme to get developers’ money
Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...
Feds allege Madigan brushed aside ‘quid pro quo’ red flag in scheme to get developers’ money
Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo ...