Doesn't sound like any new ethics laws will be passed in Springfield anytime soon
"We addressed ethics in my first year as speaker. There's a number of things that we have done that I think really changed ...
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes belt-tightening budget with no new taxes, invokes Nazism in bashing Trump
In his budget and State of the State Address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker invoked the rise of Nazi German in criticizing the Trump ...
Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn calls on Gov. JB Pritzker to push ethics reforms after Michael Madigan conviction
Citing ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction, former Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. JB Pritzker to toughen Illinois ethics ...
Feds convict Madigan, Blagojevich gets pardoned in same week. Try writing that movie.
Most folks just figured that Mike Madigan had avoided the long arm of federal law by being extra-careful. And he may have ...
Litigators of the Week: In 4-Month Bribery Trial of Former Illinois House Speaker, No Conviction for Lobbyist Codefendant
Patrick Cotter of UB Greensfelder and John Mitchell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher represented Mike McClain, who faced criminal bribery charges alongside former Speaker Michael Madigan. Although Chicago ...
Feds, some lawmakers tackle post-Madigan efforts to curb public corruption
Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of ...
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The Madigan roller coaster, from beginning to end: Crain's Daily Gist podcast
Crain’s political columnist Greg Hinz and host Amy Guth unpack the saga of former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
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Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposes ethics reform following Michael Madigan conviction
The conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has legislators, including former Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, ...
Jim Dey: Madigan: The political giant who crashed and burned
The earth didn't shake this week when former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted on corruption charges. But it could have. Perhaps it should have. This was Illinois political history ...
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Disgraced ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan loses state pension after criminal conviction
Jury finds rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty in gun assault trial ...
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From Madigan’s Conviction to ComEd’s EV Rebate Program: How Illinois is Shaping Its Energy Future
More energy news as federal funding for climate science faces cuts under Trump, while Ohio wrestles with “a supply and demand ...
Mixed verdict in ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan case reflects a new, harder reality for federal prosecutors
Shortly after former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on federal corruption charges, the leaders of Chicago’s top federal investigative agencies appeared in the lobby of the Dirksen U.S.