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Federal jury gets case against longtime Democratic insider charged with lying to protect former...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCHICAGO — A federal jury now has the perjury case against Tim Mapes, who is accused of lying to a...
One year after Madigan’s indictment, former speaker’s allies prepare for trial
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne year ago Thursday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan – for decades the most powerful figure...
Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain, forced ally out of legislature to protect himself
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, received a phone call from...
Mapes trial lifted veil on ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s political secrecy
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe conviction of former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff on...
Tim Mapes, former aide to Speaker Michael Madigan, sentenced to 2 1/2 years for lying to federal...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoTim Mapes, who for years served as the abrasive and sharp-tongued chief of staff to House Speaker...
‘ComEd Four’ guilty on all counts in bribery trial tied to ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan
Belleville News-Democrat· 1 year agoA federal jury on Tuesday convicted three ex-lobbyists and the former CEO of electric utility...
The toppling of Michael Madigan: How his reign as speaker ended and Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch’s emerged
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuggling a coffee, a briefcase and his cellphone, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was making his way through the metal detectors two years ago at the Springfield convention center where the Illinois ...
‘ComEd Four’ trial offering a fascinating and unprecedented look into the inner workings of Michael...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was never any secret that Michael Madigan was the most powerful politician in the state during his record run as Illinois House speaker and captain of the state Democratic Party. But the ...
‘ComEd Four’ recording shows defendants vying to stay in Michael Madigan’s good graces months before...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe shockingly abrupt end to House Speaker Michael Madigan’s nearly four-decade reign over Illinois politics was only two years away when a trio of key players in the ongoing “ComEd Four” trial ...
Former AT&T Illinois president pleads not guilty in alleged scheme to sway House Speaker Michael...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe former president of AT&T Illinois pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges alleging he...