Prosecutors have begun to firm up one of the key pillars of their case, alleging Michael Madigan accepted bribes from ComEd in exchange for favorable treatment of the utility’s bills in Springfield.

Prosecutors have begun to firm up one of the key pillars of their case, alleging Michael Madigan accepted bribes from ComEd ...

FBI mole testifies about no-work contracts for speaker’s allies By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – As chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth ...

The feds' start witness, Fidel Marquez, is on the stand in former House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial.

As chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, Fidel Marquez had an expansive role that put him in charge of “approximately 130, 135 people.” But in June 2013, more than a year into that ...

Personification of power A protege of Democratic Mayor Richard J. Daley, Chicago’s legendary Boss, Madigan grew into that rare Illinois politician who both defined and embodied clout.

While Madigan himself was not accused of sexual misconduct, fallout from how a scandal was handled contributed to his loss of ...

But after the seismic events of June 6, 2018, when Madigan fired his longtime chief of staff Tim Mapes for alleged harassment ...

A motion to exclude evidence in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been denied.

A sexual harassment scandal had erupted in Springfield in the summer of 2018 and Kevin Quinn, a longtime aide to House ...

“This is no longer me talking,” said Michael McClain, Madigan’s confidant and now ... messages and completing “assignments” for his boss even after McClain’s retirement from lobbying ...