Defense attorney Patrick Cotter made the comment in the midst of his nearly five-hour closing argument Tuesday in the ...

CHICAGO — In a stunning and risky move, ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan has taken the stand in his own public ... The government is seeking up to $2.85 million from Madigan if he is convicted.

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In the 1 ½ years leading up to the revelation ... it to Pritzker,” Madigan replied, softening what Solis had characterized as a promise during his time on the witness stand in November.

Before he left the witness stand Tuesday after ... Solis asked Madigan for help in 2018 landing a paid seat on a government board. During a follow-up conversation on Aug. 2, 2018, Solis promised ...

CHICAGO – After Michael Madigan spent several hours facing blistering ... yearslong investigation that landed him on the witness stand in a Chicago courtroom. “We all have regrets in life ...

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Madigan came across on the witness stand as folksy and disarming. He gestured often with his right hand, palm up. More than once, he told jurors “that’s an interesting story” as Collins ...

The trial wrapped up for the week Wednesday afternoon after cross examination by McClain’s attorney. Madigan will likely be back on the stand for cross examination by prosecutors at some point ...

The repeated questions – and Madigan’s consistent answers – were aimed at refuting prosecutors’ main theory of bribery, which makes up nearly ... impeach him on the stand after Madigan ...

For Madigan, a call to the stand was an apparent opportunity to distance himself from long-time confidant Michael McClain and inform a jury of eight women and four men, who will ultimately decide ...