Hello? Dumb s——.” The person on the other end of that call was not Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who resigned in 2021 and is now on trial with McClain for an alleged racketeering ...

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Lobbyist Michael McClain wrote with characteristic flair and bluster when he penned a retirement letter in 2016 to a fellow aide to then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J.

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

Madigan's longtime chief of staff Tim Mapes — since convicted of perjury for lying to a grand jury to protect Madigan — resigned under the cloud of his own sexual misconduct allegations that June.

Madigan, who resigned after losing the House speakership in January 2021, faces 23 counts of racketeering, bribery and official misconduct. He has pleaded “not guilty.” ...

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Madigan corruption trial, and highlight the fact that there is a difference between what is “immoral” and what is actually ...

The case against Madigan, who resigned in 2021, is one of Illinois’ largest corruption trials in years. The 82-year-old is charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that ...

Alaina Hampton’s participation as a government witness was revealed Tuesday as jury selection in Madigan’s racketeering trial finally got underway. The Tribune broke the story in February 2018 ...

Testimony continued in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial Wednesday ... sooner rather than later. Lang resigned two months after those phone calls were made, and ...

It was June 6, 2018, and Madigan's Chief of Staff Tim Mapes had resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. "I think it's time to get a real PR firm in here," Cousineau was heard saying.

Which coffee mug is best? Sure, coffee lovers are particular about their tastes in the brew — and they’re every bit as picky when it comes to coffee mugs. Considering you drink out of it daily ...