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Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th, attends the council meeting as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel chairs his first full meeting of the City Council on May 18, 2011.

Federal judge dismisses case that alleged Michael Madigan and Ald. Marty Quinn violated opponent’s civil rights

April 1, 2022 at 2:42 p.m.

Despite allegations of using dirty tricks, 13th Ward Ald. Marty Quinn beat the college kid again — this time in federal court. U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger this week dismissed...

Supporters board a bus at Lincoln Land Community College for a short ride to the 32nd annual Democratic Evening on the Lake fundraiser May 8, 2012, at Island Bay Yacht Club in Springfield.

Attorney for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan says ‘millions and millions’ of documents to be reviewed over next few months

April 1, 2022 at 2:42 p.m.

An attorney for former House Speaker Michael Madigan said Friday his team will need to review "millions and millions" of documents over the next several months before deciding on any...

Speaker Mike Madigan on the bench behind the speaker's podium in the House chambers in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield in 2010.

Michael Madigan’s indictment: How he pushed for allies to get ComEd jobs and his own daughter’s legislation was killed.

March 27, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly four years ago, legislation that aimed to help low-income electricity customers was making its way to the floor of an Illinois House chamber tightly controlled by its...

Then-state Rep. Edward Acevedo, a Chicago Democrat, watches votes come in on a bill on the House floor on Jan. 8, 2013, at the State Capitol in Springfield.

Former state Rep. Edward Acevedo sentenced to 6 months in prison for tax case stemming from ComEd probe

March 23, 2022 at 5:41 p.m.

Shortly before sentencing former Illinois state Rep. Eddie Acevedo on Wednesday to six months in prison, a federal judge said he wanted to know more about the source of income...

Michael Madigan allegedly asked Ald. Solis to get his son insurance business from Pilsen nonprofit

March 10, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

In August 2018, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked then-Ald. Daniel Solis to help steer insurance business to Madigan's son during a meeting about the alderman's potential appointment to a...

Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan pleads not guilty to federal racketeering charges in corruption case

March 9, 2022 at 6:18 p.m.

In his nearly four decades atop Illinois' political power structure, former House Speaker Michael Madigan was well-known for his aversion to talking on the phone. His arraignment Wednesday on federal...

Lobbyist Mike McClain, seated, speaks with lobbyists Mike Thomson, left, and Shaw Decremer, both former staff members for House Speaker Michael Madigan, outside Madigan's office on the last day of the Illinois General Assembly at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 31, 2016.

An unnamed presence in the Michael Madigan indictment: AT&T

October 14, 2022 at 8:50 a.m.

Federal indictments are rarely subtle, but the bombshell racketeering charges filed against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan last week contained an under-the-radar twist that could have big implications for...

Famously shrewd, Michael Madigan has been indicted. But what did he actually say on tape?

March 6, 2022 at 1:19 p.m.

The long-awaited racketeering indictment of Michael Madigan runs some 106 pages, but anyone looking for a quote directly from the former House speaker's mouth will have to wade through more...

Jason Gonzales, a Democratic challenger for Speaker Michael Madigan's House seat in 2016, confronts and questions a man, who refused to give his name, holding a sign reading "Vote no on convicted felon Jason Gonzales" outside a polling place in Chicago on March 7, 2016.

Michael Madigan, under oath: Exclusive video shows reclusive former speaker opening up about ward politics, campaigns and Bruce Rauner

March 5, 2022 at 7:03 a.m.

Michael Madigan had largely disappeared from public view after being ousted as House speaker and resigning both his seat and chairmanship of the Illinois Democratic Party a little more than...

John Hooker during his confirmation as chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority Sept. 24, 2015.

Michael Madigan case a study of how Illinois’ cozy politics morphs into alleged crime

March 3, 2022 at 3:57 p.m.

At its core, the alleged bribery scheme involving ex-Speaker Michael Madigan and utility giant Commonwealth Edison is an alarmingly familiar lesson on how often-cozy relationships between business leaders and politicians...

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