CHICAGO — The first full day of jury deliberations is taking place Thursday downtown for Michael Madigan's federal racketeering trial. Jurors did not have much time to deliberate Wednesday afternoon after the government's rebuttal was over. However, jurors managed to quickly vote on a 50-year-old man to be foreman. The Chicago Tribune reported that the man didn't even want to be on the jury when he was questioned during selection. Jurors told th…

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Jury begins 1st full day of deliberations in fmr. IL Speaker Mike Madigan's corruption trial

The jurors in the landmark racketeering trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant deliberated for their first full day Thursday without reaching a verdict — though they should be all set on office supplies. The jury of eight women and four men resumed deliberations at 9 a.m. and left the courthouse at 4:40 p.m., putting their total deliberation time at about nine hours since getting the case Wednesday afternoon. Un…

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Madigan jury, flush with office supplies, finishes first full day of deliberations without reaching verdict

Jurors began their first full day of deliberations on Thursday in former IL Speaker Mike Madigan corruption trial.

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A dozen jurors who heard from more than 60 witnesses over three months and listened to a full week of closing arguments are finally deliberating the feds’ sweeping racketeering conspiracy case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan.Jurors retired to begin their talks at 3:13 p.m. Wednesday. They did so after hearing final instructions from U.S. District Judge John Blakey, and after Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu reject…

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Jurors begin deliberating in Madigan corruption case after hearing more than 60 witnesses over 3 months

CHICAGO – The landmark federal corruption trial involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and political confidante Michael McClain is winding down. Since early October, a jury of eight women, four men, and four alternates have heard testimony from almost 60 witnesses, listened to and watched close to 150 wiretapped calls and secretly recorded videos, and heard hours of arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys for both men. …

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'Grandmasters at corruption': Government finishes rebuttal, jury deliberations begin in Madigan trial

(The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

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Madigan case: Jury to decide fate of alleged 'Grand Masters of Corruption'

CHICAGO, (WTVO) - The jury now has the case in the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. The question now is whether the jury will accept Madigan's own testimony. The 82-year-old is accused of a bevy of crimes, including using his influence to pass legislation that ben…

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Jury deliberates in ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial

Jurors hearing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial were scheduled to begin deliberations Wednesday, more than three months after testimony in the case began.

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Jury ready to deliberate federal corruption charges after three months of trial

Chicago – the jury members in the historic racketeering process of former house speaker Michael Madigan and his old confidence for their first full day on Thursday without making a judgment – although they all have to be put in office supplies. The jury of eight women and four men resumed deliberations at 9 a.m. and left the courthouse at 4.40 pm, so that their total deliberation time had about nine hours since the case received Wednesday aftern…

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Madigan Jury, equal to office supplies, ends the first full day of deliberations without a statement - THE BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS

(The Center Square) – Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. Judge John Robert Blakey handed the case to the jury shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. The judge first provided a few final instructions about communications and asked jurors to choose a foreperson once they were in the jury room. He also displayed the verdict …

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Members of the Illinois General Assembly contribute so little to their own pensions, that former House Speaker Mike Madigan got back 50 years of contributions in just 29 months. His total contributions were $352,345. His lifetime benefit is estimated at $1.65 million, depending on his longevity and whether he is convicted.

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