Rich Miller: Members of Illinois' '19' React to Madigan Sentence; Many Still Shaken by Minnesota Shootings

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* My weekly syndicated newspaper column… I reached out last week to several members of the “19” — the Democratic House members who refused to vote to reelect House Speaker Michael Madigan in 2021, thereby forcing him into retirement. I asked for their reaction to Madigan’s 90-month federal prison sentence handed down a few days earlier. Because [...]

Rich Miller: Members of Illinois' '19' react to Madigan sentence; many still shaken by Minnesota shootings

I reached out last week to several members of the “19” – the Democratic House members who refused to vote to reelect House Speaker Michael Madigan in 2021, thereby forcing

How we captured this photo of Mike Madigan arriving at his sentencing hearing

This week’s top photo comes from Photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor Ashlee Rezin. Follow her on X and Instagram. What makes this photo great?Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's sentencing day was a full-circle moment for me. On the day he was indicted on corruption charges in 2022, I raced to his Southwest Side house to get a photo of him backing his SUV into his garage. It was only fitting that I was also in the scrum of photogra…

REMINDER: Convicted Former Illinois Speaker of House Michael Madigan Is Connected to Obama, Bill Ayers, Weissmann and Biden

Michael Madigan, connected to Obama, Bill Ayers and Andrew Weissmann, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison this past week for corruption. Who would have predicted this? Michael Madigan ran the state of Illinois like a mobster for more than three decades. He used his power to crush anyone and any entity that dared oppose

Illinois House Dems Put Aside Their Assassination Fears Long Enough

I reached out last week to several members of the “19” – the Democratic House members who refused to vote to re-elect House Speaker Michael Madigan in 2021, thereby forcing him into retirement. I asked for their reaction to Madigan’s 90-month federal prison sentence handed down a few days earlier. Because it was a holiday (Father’s Day), I didn’t expect to hear much back.

How we captured this photo of Mike Madigan arriving at his sentencing hearing – Usa news

This week’s top photo comes from Photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor Ashlee Rezin. Follow her on X and Instagram. What makes this photo great? Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentencing day was a full-circle moment for me. On the day he was indicted on corruption charges in 2022, I raced to his Southwest Side house to get a photo of him backing his SUV into his garage. It was only fitting that I was also in the scrum of photogr…