The Bell Tolls Not for Madigan, but for Thee – Chicago Journal

The Bell Tolls Not for Madigan, but for Thee – Chicago Journal

"Some say that if you dim the lights, light a solitary candle, and whisper his name three times in a mirror ... "Madigan ... Madigan ... Madigan" you can almost hear the ghostly hum of a once-mighty machine stir in the shadows. But tonight, that eerie incantation is replaced by the resounding crack of a gavel, the final note in a symphony of corruption, patronage, and unchecked power that spanned more than half a century."

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Some say that if you dim the lights, light a solitary candle, and whisper his name three times in a mirror..."Madigan...Madigan...Madigan..." you can almost hear the ghostly hum of a once-mighty machine stir in the shadows.[1] But tonight, that eerie incantation is replaced by the resounding crack of a gavel, the final note in a symphony of corruption, patronage, and unchecked power that spanned more than half a century. And while some may relis…