After guilty verdict, Mike Madigan joins culture of corruption swirling since 1980s in IL politics
Michael Madigan is the latest Illinois politician convicted for abusing the power of their office, and he's now part of the culture of corruption that has been swirling since the 1980s.
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Madigan juror recounts deliberation process following verdict: ‘It was kind of emotional’
Jurors in the landmark federal corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan provided insight Wednesday into how they reached their decision. After 11 days of deliberations, a jury of eight ...
Democrats try to move on after ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction as GOP calls for greater state ethics reforms
State Rep. Ryan Spain, deputy House GOP leader from Peoria, recalled the attempts in 2020 to convene a special investigatory ...
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How lobbying Charles saw himself as a ‘meddler’ before he became King
Concerns were often raised as to how his opinions would feature when he became monarch. The head of state is a non-political figurehead and must remain strictly neutral. But when he turned 70, four ...
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The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh
Although clearly a man of the left, Leigh (like Dickens) is less interested in society than human nature. Some of his ...