For nearly an hour, defense attorneys argued that the jury was being unfairly tainted, as the government tried to paint a picture of an all-powerful speaker, who could withhold campaign ...

As soon as Monday, Hampton, a campaign worker once considered a ... “In November 2017, Michael Madigan was informed of allegations of misconduct against Kevin Quinn,” she read.

Patrick Cotter, defense attorney for codefendant Michael McClain, began cross-examining Marquez ... The subcontractors served ...

Defense attorneys have begun cross-examining a convicted former ComEd executive at the bribery and racketeering trial of ...

Pritzker had kept his distance from Madigan during his campaign, trying to avoid any ... the speaker’s close friend and political advisor Mike McClain — a longtime lobbyist for ComEd ...

The bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman Michael Madigan is set to resume Tuesday after a four-day weekend. The court was not in se ...

A former ComEd executive who agreed to wiretapped conversations has described inside deals between the utility company and Michael Madigan’s allies at the former Illinois House ...

On Thursday, prosecutor Amar Bhachu introduced a series of emails involving Madigan’s codefendant, former state representative and lobbyist Michael ... $30,000 into this campaign, but I don ...

Mike McClain, the former top contract lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse ...

“The government wrongly concluded that since Mike Madigan is powerful ... seat that could be taken by a Republican given the right campaign. The so-called “watch list,” which contained ...