Prosecutors have resumed their closing arguments at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago.

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MacArthur pointed to a January 2018 call in which Madigan asked Solis about the status of another proposed West Loop development after reading about it in Crain’s Chicago Business. Solis confirmed that he believed the project was going to go forward but promised to call back after checking for a more definitive answer.

Prosecutors say the “Make Mike Madigan Money Plan” helped the former Illinois House speaker’s law firm gain profits. Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur coined the phrase during closing arguments Thursday afternoon at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.

Federal prosecutors are working to summarize the grueling three-month trial, which featured 60 witnesses, 150 wiretapped calls, and undercover videos.

Madigan​ faces a 23-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise​ to enrich himself and benefit his political allies.

Chicago Public Schools Board President Sean Harden is facing criticism after requesting a taxpayer-funded Ford Expedition and personal driver for his part-time, unpaid position.

After more than three months, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of audio recordings, the fate of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will soon be in the hands of a jury.

Promising a “fight” to protect all Chicagoans, Mayor Brandon Johnson said yesterday he has not reached out to the White House in the face of Republican President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats against immigrants — and Democratic officials such as Johnson himself.

In his testimony earlier this month, former House Speaker Michael Madigan cast himself as a champion of the working class, a consensus-builder who used his power to bring people together on legislation and protect constituents from greedy utilities and corporations.

Alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis held a huge red flag in front of Michael Madigan, prosecutors said Thursday, when during a wiretapped phone call Solis uttered a radioactive phrase: “quid pro quo.