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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mike madigan | History Defined

The longest-serving legislative leader in US history will be sentenced on corruption charges

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is awaiting sentencing in federal court for 10 convictions on bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges

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Cancel a portrait of Michael Madigan at the Capitol? That’s no picture-perfect idea.

State Rep. Ryan Spain’s proposal would keep any portrait of the former powerful Democratic House speaker, who is awaiting federal trial for corruption, from being hung at the state Capitol — though Madigan has yet to be convicted of any crime.

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Big money, big problems. Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

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Michael Madigan won’t run for committeeperson, marking full stop end to his political career

Ald. Marty Quinn is circulating petitions for the 13th Ward spot after Madigan, 81, opted not to run. Madigan’s racketeering trial is set for April 1 — 13, days after the March 19 Illinois primary.

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Three women who brought #MeToo allegations against Madigan circle find relief and hope in guilty verdict of ex-top aide

The women went public with accusations of harassment, retaliation and cover-up by Madigan and those around him. Although the trial focused on charges that Mapes lied to a grand jury, the women say the verdict will still send a message to other victims.

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How did Tim Mapes get in this spot?

Mapes, once chief of staff for former House Speaker Mike Madigan, faces up to 20 years in prison for an obstruction of justice charge and another five years for perjury.

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Don’t give One Central $6.5 billion in taxpayer money

It’s time for the public to drive the conversation and time for private developer Landmark to find someone other than taxpayers to take billions in risk for One Central. The state’s study will likely show there are better development uses for the money.

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Record-setting rate hike sought by ComEd is more than $914M too high, utility watchdog argues

The Citizens Utility Board claims ComEd’s requested $1.5 billion rate increase over the next four years would increase its profits more than bolster their stated clean-energy priorities.

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Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial ask for permission to speak to jurors

Attorneys for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker filed a motion in U.S District Court, asking for an order granting them permission to speak to the panel of seven women and five men who last week found them guilty on every count.

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ComEd jurors say they didn’t believe the jobs and money that went to Madigan allies were just legal lobbying

‘We felt this went beyond goodwill to “intent to influence,”’ said the jury foreperson, Sarah Goldenberg, a 34-year-old data analyst.

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ComEd verdicts jolt Illinois political world — sparking strong reactions from Republicans (and a few Democrats)

“This guilty on all charges verdict has proven what Republicans have already known. We need real ethics reform,” Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said at a news conference in Springfield after the verdict.

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Jury convicts all four defendants in ComEd bribery trial — and fires a warning shot at Michael Madigan

Michael Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty were all accused in the trial of a bribery conspiracy aimed at illegally swaying the powerful Democrat to benefit ComEd.

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ComEd trial puts spotlight on lobbying practices of state politicians

Mike Madigan “perfected” his political and statehouse operation to the point where companies and other special interests believed they had to hire his people to advance their bills, Rich Miller writes.

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ComEd bribery case — which shook Illinois politics to the core — goes into the hands of jurors next week

The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case.

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Longtime precinct captain says he was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by ComEd to do political work for Michael Madigan

‘Understand this, that I control that contract,’ Edward Moody says he was told by Madigan. ‘If you stop doing your political work, you’ll lose that contract.’

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FBI raids uncovered no evidence that Madigan allies did any work for ComEd salaries

In 2019, agents searched homes of allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, seizing documents and finding none showing any work was done in exchange for payment.

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Ex-ComEd lobbyist suspected new CEO Dominguez would be ‘wired’

Prosecutors present recordings showing Madigan confidant Michael McClain didn’t trust incoming utility boss Joseph Dominguez, a former federal prosecutor.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and John Hooker | ComEd Exhibit 126-T

Michael McClain says, “We had to hire these guys because Mike Madigan came to us. That’s, it’s that simple.”

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Defense finally gets crack at feds’ key witness in ComEd bribery trial, says he was ‘scared’ when FBI agents came to his door

Former ComEd exec had been questioned over three days by federal prosecutors as they detailed the many ways the company allegedly tried to bribe former House Speaker Michael Madigan to benefit ComEd.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 83-T

McClain and Madigan discuss hiring Jeffrey Rush. McClain says: “-Now that I’m retired, ri-, now that I’m retired, I’m dedicated to Mike Madigan.”

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List of Madigan tapes and more heard in the ComEd bribery trial

Listen to recordings collected by the FBI played in the ComEd bribery trial. The list will be updated with new audio and transcripts as the trial develops.

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‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd

The feds’ key witness, former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez, spent hours testifying Tuesday about how he and other ComEd executives fielded constant requests to find jobs for people he said were pushed for employment by Madigan, even when evaluations found their qualifications lacking.

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ComEd had to earn Madigan’s favor for legislative success, fed star witness says

Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez took the stand as prosecutors planned to use secretly recorded FBI conversations to spotlight a key contract used to pay associates of the former House speaker.

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Defense tries to flip the script in ComEd bribery trial, casting corruption charges as ‘classic, honest, legal lobbying’

Four former political power players are charged in a scheme to bribe Michael Madigan when he was Illinois’ powerful House speaker by arranging for jobs, contracts and money for Madigan’s allies.

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