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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.
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 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.
Madigan takes the witness stand in federal corruption trial
The former Illinois House Speaker returns to the witness stand Wednesday after giving a three-hour testimony the day before.
Ex-chief counsel to Madigan testifies former Illinois House speaker had conflict-of-interest protocols
After an extended 18-day holiday break in testimony, attorneys for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday unveiled a new prong of their defense: that the speaker had long-established protocols to prevent conflicts of interest between his government work and his private law practice.
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.
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.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan testifying in corruption trial a 'risky move'
A former federal prosecutor called ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's decision to testify during his own corruption trial a "risky move."
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan testifies in his federal corruption trial
Madigan's surprise decision to testify could push back the start of jury deliberations until the last week of January.
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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 Democratic leader’s voice dozens of times on wiretapped phone calls and in ...
Madigan explains his well-known aversion to cellphones, email: 'I wanted to end my day'
The former Illinois House speaker's aversion to technology — and his daily habit of eating an apple — are just a few pieces ...
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Freshly inaugurated Illinois legislators meet 'critical moment' after lame-duck infighting
Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...