Defense soon to rest at ex-Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial
A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former ...
Ex-speaker discusses ‘bandits’ comment, ‘knife into Cullerton’
Assistant U.S. Attorney Amar Bhachu has completed the government’s cross-examination of Michael Madigan at the former ...
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Four plead guilty in US government tech procurement fraud case
Scheme involving bribes, bid rigging and insider info may have cost US taxpayers $1.3M Four defendants have pleaded guilty in ...
Former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan faces 2nd day of cross-examination in corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is facing a second day of cross-examination from prosecutors Tuesday, after taking the stand in his own defense last week. When Madigan chose to take the ...
Ex-speaker faces prosecutor Bhachu at corruption trial
Prosecutors are taking aim at Michael Madigan’s previous statements at the former Illinois House speaker’s bribery and ...
As LA wildfires burn, a corruption probe left the Senate’s insurance committee chair vacant
A person matching Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio’s description is accused in federal court documents of soliciting bribes and ...
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Prosecutors Get Chance to Question Michael Madigan in Ex-Speaker’s Landmark Corruption Trial
Michael Madigan, who is charged alongside his longtime right-hand man Michael McClain, is alleged to have orchestrated ...
US Supreme Court won't review Biden wage order for some federal contractors
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on how much power the president has to regulate federal contracting, ...
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What's in the approved government funding bill
The deal does not include a provision to raise the debt limit. After days of heated negotiations on Capitol Hill and eleventh-hour interference from President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon ...