Ex-ComEd executive’s testimony in Madigan trial raises credibility questions
Madigan and his most trusted advisor, Michael McClain, are accused of running their formidable political operation like a ...
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VIDEO: New witnesses, barrage of recordings presented at Madigan corruption trial
Government attorneys have introduced new witnesses, emails and a barrage of recordings at the corruption trial of former ...
‘The speaker jumped all over it’: Jurors hear call where Madigan talks about getting job for state rep’s wife
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a series of never-before-played ...
Madigan jurors hear star witness helped feds bring criminal charges against ComEd officials
Jurors learned that the cooperation of Fidel Marquez led to criminal charges against former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ...
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Feds begin laying out ComEd bribery scheme evidence as Madigan trial ramps up
CHICAGO — A ComEd vice president testified Wednesday in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan that the utility giant was in severe financial straits leading up to its all ...
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Judge denies defense motion to exclude some evidence in former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan trial
The judge ended up denying the motion. Just after 9:30 a.m., longtime Madigan aide Will Cousineau returned to the stand for a third ... His intense loyalty was on full display, as the jury got ...
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‘If it saves him, so be it’: Jurors get peak into Madigan’s inner circle with insider testimony
On a secretly recorded 2018 call, former Illinois House Speaker Madigan's confidant Mike McClain suggested putting an aide — recently fired for sexual misconduct allegations — to work figuring out who ...
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Madigan’s longtime aide takes the stand to testify against 'ultimate decision maker' in the House
The feds did so by calling longtime Madigan aide Will Cousineau to the witness stand. Cousineau ... What to expect in the trial Who was caught up in the investigation Who is Judge John Blakey?
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Vertical Acquires Indie Neo-Noir ‘The Long Game’ Starring Kathleen Turner & Jackie Earle Haley
Marking the directorial debut of Jace Anderson, who wrote the script with husband Adam Gierasch, The Long Game sees Oscar nom Kathleen Turner ... the two women strike up an unlikely friendship ...
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Longtime Madigan staffer spends second day on witness stand in corruption trial
(The Center Square) – One of Michael Madigan’s longtime staffers spent ... Bob Rita, D-Blue Island, if Rita were to return to the witness stand. Rita testified for ten minutes last Thursday ...