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The earth didn't shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have. This was Illinois political history ...

The earth didn’t shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have. This was Illinois political ...

The jury in Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial found the former Illinois House speaker guilty on several counts as ...

Former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, who worked across the aisle from Madigan for years, used WGN's Evening News at 4 p.m. to discuss juror's decision in the landmark corruption trial.

And the nation is still watching, waiting to see if the downfall of Michael Madigan will change anything. The consensus is: ...

Madigan left the federal courthouse Wednesday ... Do it quick; do a better job,'" former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said. "This was a good verdict for Illinois citizens.

Jan. 28—While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan waits to hear from jurors about whether he'll go to prison, his one time right-hand man Timothy Mapes is already there. The 70-year ...

Federal prosecutors have made it clear they are listening to phone calls. But have the threats of federal investigations and ...

Madigan’s trial as lawyers discussed a wiretapped ... Former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, who is now a partner at a lobbyist firm, thinks legislators need to do more, including ...

Madigan, D-Chicago, was speaker of the Illinois ... for what’s expected to be the beginning of closing arguments in their corruption trial.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square “Legislation ...