CHICAGO — In closing arguments Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime politician Michael Madigan, the government’s lawyers isolated a 2017 wiretapped phone call allegedly initiated by former Illinois House Speaker. On the call, Madigan asks then Chicago Alderman Danny Solis for an introduction to out-of-town developers looking to build in the West Loop.     The government’s star witness, Solis, is heard on the potentially pivotal …

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(The Center Square) – Closing arguments have begun at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. “Power and profit,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz said Wednesday afternoon as she started her address to the jury on behalf of the government. “Michael Madigan and Michael McClain conspired to preserve Madigan’s power and line his pockets.” Schwartz said Madigan, who pleaded not guilty to 23 corr…

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Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his cronies with do-nothing contracts, giving special treatment to 13th Ward internship applicants, and putting a Madigan-recommended candidate on its board of directors, a federal prosecutor argued Thursday. In continuing to lay out the government’s evidence in…

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Closing arguments are set to continue Thursday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

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After more than three months, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of audio recordings, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments are underway in the trial of Madigan and his former long-time confidant Mike McClain in a corruption trial that is the culmination of a years-long investigation into the way lobbying and political influence is undertaken in Springfield. The 23-count fe…

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Michael Madigan corruption trial nears conclusion after months of drama

CHICAGO — After three months of testimony and secret undercover recordings, closing arguments in the federal corruption trial of Michael Madigan began Wednesday.  Former Illinois Speaker and political confidante Michael McClain is facing a 23-count criminal indictment on corruption charges. Closing arguments could last three days or longer. Earlier Wednesday, US District Judge John Robert Blakey spent nearly two hours reading more than 100 pages…

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Closing arguments in Madigan corruption trial: Prosecutors allege ex-Speaker conspired for power and profit

(The Center Square) – Closing arguments have begun at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

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Final arguments are underway in the high-profile corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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'Power and profit': Prosecutors summarize case against former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors continued detailing the five corruption schemes Madigan allegedly orchestrated.

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Madigan’s ‘Make Mike Money Plan’: Closing Arguments Continue in Landmark Corruption Trial

(The Center Square) – Closing arguments have begun at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago. “Power and profit,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz said Wednesday afternoon as she started her address to the jury on behalf of the government. “Michael Madigan and Michael McClain conspired to preserve Madigan’s power and line his pockets.” 
Schwartz said Madigan, who pleaded not guilty to 23 cor…

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CHICAGO — As prosecutors began their closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, they accused the longtime Democratic powerbroker of lying to the jury when he testified in his own defense earlier this month.

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Prosecutors emphasize key phone call in Day 2 of closing arguments in Madigan corruption trial

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