Michael Madigan’s defense team has resumed closing arguments at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial in Chicago. “Job recommendations without more, are legal,” Madigan attorney Dan Collins told the jury Monday morning at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.

After watching prosecutors spend more than 10 hours over three days dissecting every element of the racketeering and bribery case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the defense on Friday acknowledged the government’s presentation seemed “very polished.

It's the final presentation from Madigan’s attorneys before jurors begin to deliberate the sweeping racketeering conspiracy case against him. Judge John Blakey assured the jury those deliberations will begin "next week" as they headed home for the weekend.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to release the findings of her investigation into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Lightfoot was hired last year to look into questionable financial dealings with village funds. Among the items under investigation include a controversial trip Henyard made to Las Vegas using taxpayer funds.

Prosecutors concluded their final summations Friday on Day 3 of closing arguments in the former speaker’s landmark trial by presenting an overview of how the various bribery and corruption schemes alleged in the government’s 23-charge indictment all come together under count one: racketeering conspiracy.

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.

Friday concluded day three of closing arguments in the corruption trial for former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan and longtime political advisor Michael McClain. The two

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.

We made it through another big week of news and cold weather, Chicago. President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday for a second time and immediately got to work issuing a slew of executive orders.

The developer was in the preliminary stages of building an apartment complex in Chicago’s booming West Loop neighborhood, which happened to be in Solis’ 23rd Ward. In his dual roles as both alderman and as chair of the city council’s powerful zoning committee, Solis had the power to either move the development forward or stop it in its tracks.

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.