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Madigan may testify at his corruption trial

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.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 1d

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan takes the stand in his corruption trial

Madigan and his co-defendant – longtime confidant Michael McClain – are on trial on racketeering and bribery charges.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2d

Michael Madigan takes the stand to make his case: 'When people asked me for help … I tried to help them'

Madigan is accused of leading a criminal enterprise designed to enhance his political power and enrich himself and his allies. Michael McClain, his longtime friend and ally, is also on trial and accused of acting as Madigan’s agent.

House Speaker, Michael Madigan and quid pro quo

Chicago Tribune on MSN · 2d

Ex-chief counsel to Madigan testifies 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.

CBS Chicago on MSN · 22h

Former Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan testifies about "quid pro quo" call from former Ald. Danny Solis

Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.

Yahoo · 1d

Ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan testifies he ‘would not be involved in a quid pro quo’

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan testified in his corruption trial Wednesday that he was taken aback when then-Ald. Daniel Solis told him over the phone that the developers of a West Loop condo tower understood “the quid pro quo” of hiring Madigan’s law firm.

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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 ...

‘He should have worked.’ Defendant Madigan testifies about ‘no-work’ job allegations

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has completed his first day of testimony at the longtime Chicago Democrat’s ...

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Jury to hear tape of Madigan saying contractors ‘made out like bandits’

Throughout his five-decade career in politics, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan received hundreds of requests for job recommendations from a wide range of people he encountered.

Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN14h

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 ...

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