Madigan judge has experience with Shakespeare, Michael Jordan — and law used to target ex-House speaker
Judge John Blakey's father wrote the federal racketeering law that has famously been used to take down organized crime ...
Breaking down the charges in the Michael Madigan indictment
Officially it’s known as Case No. 22-cr-115, the United States v. Michael Madigan and Michael McClain. Unofficially, it’s one ...
Federal prosecutors face challenges in Madigan's corruption trial
After investigating Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan for more than a decade, prosecutors need to convince a ...
The case against Mike Madigan, laid out in explosive court documents
The former Illinois house speaker is charged with a racketeering conspiracy and other crimes spanning five alleged schemes.
After storied time as the ‘Velvet Hammer,’ Michael Madigan to face a jury
It was Jan. 12, 1983, and the newly installed Democratic Speaker Michael J. Madigan stood on the Illinois House podium, ...
As Madigan corruption trial kicks off, focus will be on those three taboo words: quid pro quo
Key issue in Madigan’s highly anticipated racketeering trial: did he know ahead of time that private benefits for himself or ...
Mike Madigan among cast of powerful characters ensnared in corruption cases playing out in Chicago
Most of them were convicted, some went to prison. But all were caught up in the FBI's decade-long pursuit of Illinois' former ...