The real estate attorney who spent 50 years in the Illinois House of Representatives was convicted of corruption charges.
A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of 10 charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on ...
“Michael Madigan, who stood at the very top of state government, stands convicted of 10 counts of bribery and corruption,” ...
Of the indictment’s 23 corruption-related charges against Madigan, Collins said 16 of them were based on the work of former Chicago Alderman and cooperating witness Daniel Solis. Calling Solis a ...
Madigan attorney Dan Collins wrapped up his ... on the work of former Chicago Alderman and cooperating witness Daniel Solis. Calling Solis a “malignant tumor at the heart of this case ...
The jury learned this odd fact when prosecutors played a key wiretapped conversation from June 2017, which began when FBI mole Daniel Solis called the speaker back at Madigan & Getzendanner.
It took long-running wiretaps and two undercover FBI moles – one of whom, Daniel Solis, wore a wire while in office as 25th Ward alderman – to fell Madigan. Madigan, of Chicago’s Southwest ...
Around 11 a.m., the jury began to read the decision on the counts. All told, Madigan was found guilty on 10 counts and not ...