Por: WGN-TV Nation May 11, 2023
Posted: May 11, 2023 / 04:07 PM CDT Updated: May 11, 2023 / 04:07 PM CDT SHARE A top official with the Illinois Toll Highway Authority was caught where no one wants to be: On an FBI wiretap. While tollway board vice chairman Jim Connolly was not accused of wrongdoing, the recordings played at a recent bribery trial appear to show him pledging allegiance to former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, who is now under indictment, and his top... + full article
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics August 16, 2023
Facing one of the most serious threats to the power held by then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in 2018, his longtime friend and confidant decided it was time to “play hardball and quit doing this nicey/nicey stuff.”One week earlier, political consultant Alaina... + más
Madigan ruled ‘through fear and intimidation,’ ComEd bribery trial jurors told | Chicago Sun Times
Jurors in ComEd bribery trial won’t hear Madigan’s ‘bandits’ quip, judge rules | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics April 06, 2023
Jurors listening to the trial of four former political power players accused of conspiring to bribe onetime Illinois have likely become very familiar with the former speaker’s voice by now. They’ve heard recordings of Madigan strategizing over leadership changes in the... + más
‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd | Chicago Sun Times
ComEd had to earn Madigan’s favor for legislative success, fed star witness says | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics March 21, 2023
A veteran Democratic state lawmaker who sponsored major gaming legislation in the Illinois House of Representatives told a federal jury Monday that former Speaker Michael Madigan once ruled that chamber “through fear and intimidation.” When asked what Madigan valued most in... + más
Attorney general seeking more money for consumers from ComEd for scandal tied to House Speaker Michael Madigan | Chicago Tribune
Opening statements delivered in ComEd bribery trial | WGN-TV
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics January 31, 2023
In the latest turnover in the leadership of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the banker Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed as chairwoman of the agency’s board of directors less than a year ago, is stepping down. Abreu, a senior vice president for PNC, said the “demanding... + más
Pritzker’s ex-tollway chairman accused in lawsuit of trying to steer contracts, hire pals at agency | Chicago Sun Times
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WGN-TV USA Nation November 01, 2022
, Posted: Nov 1, 2022 / 02:20 PM CDT Updated: Nov 1, 2022 / 02:20 PM CDT SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan is pleading not guilty to the newest charge added to his docket. Lawyers for Michael Madigan entered a not guilty... + más
AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle federal probe into alleged illegal efforts to sway Madigan | WGN-TV
AT&T Illinois to pay $23 million to settle corruption probe related to bribing former politician | CNBC
Chicago Sun Times USA Nation October 28, 2022
Not long after taking office in 2019, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that restructured the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, promising “transparency and accountability” and declaring: “Our new leadership will uphold the highest ethical standards, deliver the... + más
Pritzker, Bailey accuse each other of lies in debate | Associated Press
Poll: Pritzker holds double-digit lead over Bailey; economy remains top issue for voters | WGN-TV
WGN-TV USA Nation October 14, 2022
Posted: Oct 14, 2022 / 09:18 AM CDT Updated: Oct 14, 2022 / 11:15 AM CDT SHARE CHICAGO (AP) — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who also faces new... + más
AT&T to pay $23M fine for bribing powerful lawmaker’s ally in exchange for vote | Ars Technica
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