State Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-Ill.)
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DOJ: Madigan 'alleged to have conspired with AT&T Illinois’s then-president to corruptly arrange for $22,500 to be paid at the direction of the company to the Madigan ally'
Former House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted on another charge of public corruption, this time through an alleged bribery scheme involving AT&T.
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Pritzker makes appearance in Madigan indictment
Gov. J.B. Pritzker was discussed in notes released in the federal racketeering indictment against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Scott Reeder: It's too soon to write off Mike Madigan getting re-elected Speaker of the House and explains why
The political obituaries for Mike Madigan may well be premature.
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Swamp Tours: Power Corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Nineteenth-century religious and political scholar John Dalberg-Acton wrote "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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Swamp Tours: You can take more with a briefcase then you can with a gun
A young Mike Madigan arrived in Springfield in 1970. He learned quickly that success in state politics required working across party lines.
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Swamp Tours: On Team Madigan, ‘If it ain’t white, it ain’t right’
To understand the Springfield Swamp, you have to understand the relationships between the players.
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Op-Ed: With feds circling Madigan, Illinoisans will vote on his power
Illinoisans watched a new chapter of House Speaker Mike Madigan’s 50-year political drama unfold July 17.
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REEDER: U.S. Attorney John Lausch wants to take down Madigan
“Implicated but not charged.” That’s how Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was described in news story after news story since federal prosecutors and Commonwealth Edison entered into a plea deal Friday.
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GOP Chair Schneider calls for resignation as federal investigation links Speaker Madigan to ComEd bribery scheme
Illinois' top Republican says that based on the latest U.S. Attorney's office allegations that House Speaker Michael Madigan is "Public Official A" in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, it's time for the speaker to step down.
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In Springfield, family ties bind lobbyists, lawmakers
It was a rainy February Tuesday evening in Springfield, and lobbyist Matthew O’Shea was treating State Rep. Robert Rita (D-Blue Island) to dinner.
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Former State Rep. Peter Breen pleads with voters to take the power over legislative maps out of Michael Madigan’s hands
Former State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) is spearheading a grassroots effort, Fair Maps Illinois, to break House Speaker Michael Madigan’s iron control over the decennial reconfiguration of legislative districts.
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House Speaker Madigan takes responsibility for “not doing enough” to address culture of workplace harassment in his office
After more than a year of investigation, Maggie Hickey and her Schiff Hardin LLP team concluded their report by identifying the good, the bad, and the ugly within the Speaker’s House.
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Report: Timothy Mapes “held substantial actual and perceived authority” and “used fear to motivate”
At a June 6, 2018 press conference in Chicago, account technician Sherri Garrett made several allegations against Timothy Mapes, who was – at the time – the Chief of Staff for the Illinois Speaker’s Office.
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Report doesn't find enough evidence of harassment of Rep. Cassidy, but deems allegations reasonable
After more than a year of outside investigation, a report has been released surrounding claims of sexual harassment and overall workplace cultural issues within the Illinois House of Representatives, Office of the Speaker. This is Part 3 of a report on the 202-page document.
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GOP chair Schneider wants answers from Speaker Madigan as probe reveals payments to former aide
Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding answers from House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the wake of an ongoing criminal probe where several people with close ties to the longtime Democratic leader have already been implicated.
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Onetime primary opponent says legal case against Madigan is strong, 2016 'fraud' will be revealed
Jason Gonzales insists that his legal stand against Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is about much more than losing a 2016 Democratic primary at the hands of the Illinois House Speaker's powerful political machine.
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'Dirty tricks' alleged in 2016 primary were not illegal, Team Madigan claims in Speaker's defense
Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a recent court filing.
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Illinois Policy Institute CEO says voters may reject 'fair tax' in 2020
Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman said voters in the state will likely reject the graduated income tax amendment added to the November 2020 ballot.
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IPI finance expert says the bottom line of state's new budget is 'more money from taxpayers'
The $40-billion budget that passed the state House and Senate during last weekend's overtime session in Springfield has a few head-scratching details, such as lawmaker pay raises, but a fiscal expert with a Chicago-based nonpartisan think tank said there is at least one aspect of the legislature that every Illinoisan can take to the bank: Taxpayers will pay . . . and pay . . . and pay some more.
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Graduated income tax proposal: How does the vote work?
Illinois voters who cast ballots in the 2020 General Election but elect not to fill whether the state should have a graduated income tax could be just as critical to passage - or not - of the controversial measure, according to information on a data driven website.