CHICAGO – In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office was looking to leave his job after a combined nearly 18 years working for the speaker’s…
CHICAGO – Being the longtime friend of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan granted Mike McClain certain privileges not afforded to other lobbyists in Springfield,…
CHICAGO – In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, received a phone call from Mike McClain, who had spent decades lobbying for electric utility Commonwealth Edison…
SPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime political ally Michael McClain entered not guilty pleas Tuesday, Nov. 1 to bribery and corruption charges…
It’s been two weeks since prosecutors indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a little over one week since he and alleged co-conspirator Michael McClain each entered…
CHICAGO – Facing a perceived betrayal during a make-or-break election season in 2018, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called the person he often sought counsel from:…
SPRINGFIELD – One year ago today, former House Speaker Michael Madigan — for decades the most powerful figure in Illinois politics — was indicted on 22 counts of racketeering,…
The federal case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan widened Friday, Oct. 14 after new charges were filed against him and his longtime ally, Michael McClain,…
Pritzker signs executive order responding ...SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring ...
Democratic primary in 9th Congressional ...The ever-growing candidate field for Illinois' 9th Congressional Democratic primary isn’t a ...
Northwest Side parish adopts name ...While “The Saint Who Wore Sneakers” sounds like a summer Disney movie ...
Chicago West Side workforce development ...As Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, the new workforce development and social ...
