Rich Miller: 5 takeaways from Madigan's federal conviction

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Rich Miller: 5 takeaways from Madigan's federal conviction

Columnist Rich Miller gives his take on the outcome of Mike Madigan's federal trial, just as former Gov. Rod Blagojevich gains attention as a potential U.S. ambassador.

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Madigan Conviction Marks an End to the Daley-Style Machine Era

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Boss Madigan Goes Down

By John Kass February 16, 2025 Old Texas Rangers don’t have much in common with Chicago politicians convicted of federal corruption charges on their way to prison, or broken down old newspapermen, but my friend Tom Bevan called me to talk of Boss Madigan’s recent conviction on Bevan’s RealClear Politics podcast. Unfortunately, I forgot to tell him about the ruthless Mexican bandit Pablo Flores. We talked of Madigan, his meticulous attention to d…