Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Former federal prosecutor Chris Hotaling joined ABC7 to discuss key points presented by the prosecution and the defense.

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.

Thursday marked the second day of closing arguments in the speaker’s landmark racketeering and bribery trial, as prosecutors continued detailing the five corruption schemes Madigan allegedly orchestrated.

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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.

Michael Madigan was so important to ComEd’s legislative agenda in Springfield that the utility was willing to bend over backwards to make the then-powerful House speaker happy, showering his cronies with do-nothing contracts,

Good afternoon, Chicago. Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable nickname for the former speaker: the Sphinx. “The Sphinx is,

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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.

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.

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