No sweep for either side, but Madigan jury’s split verdict still offers ‘historic’ corruption conviction
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan minced no words on the day Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his longtime political nemesis, was arrested on federal corruption charges in December 2008. “Today’s events are shocking and disappointing,
Jury completes tenth day of deliberations at Madigan corruption trial
A jury is still working toward a decision at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain. Jurors made their tenth day of deliberations a shorter one Tuesday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.
Michael Madigan found guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury renders partial verdict
Jurors found the former Illinois House speaker guilty of 10 of 17 counts and deadlocked on several more after reaching a partial verdict this morning in the high-profile public corruption trial.
Partial verdict reached in corruption trial of former Illinois speaker Mike Madigan, jury deadlocked on other charges
Madigan, 82, and his co-defendant and longtime confidante, Michael McClain, face a 23-count indictment in federal court in Chicago on charges of racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan jury to return for 10th day of deliberations
Jurors on Tuesday are set to return for their 10th day of deliberations in the marathon corruption trial of ex-speaker Michael Madigan. Deliberations began the afternoon of Jan. 29 and as of Monday afternoon had lasted more than 57 hours.
Michael Madigan found guilty on 10 counts in split verdict
The jury in Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial found the ex-Speaker guilty on 10 of 23 counts while deadlocking on others.
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a ...
Jury shown video of man on car bonnet before death
Footage of the moment that a man came off a car bonnet as the vehicle braked has been shown to a jury at Douglas Courthouse.
Madigan found guilty on several counts; jury deadlocked on others
The jury in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and longtime political confidant Michael McClain ...
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Jury convicts former Las Cruces police officer of manslaughter
A jury found former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford guilty of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday in the 2022 killing of ...
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Michael Madigan Found Guilty of Bribery Conspiracy, Other Charges as Jury Deadlocked on Racketeering
Michael Madigan, once the state of Illinois’ most powerful politician during his decades-long run as Illinois House Speaker ...
Jury foreman grew up thinking Madigan was 'good person,' but in the end was convinced of his guilt
I went to the same high school as he did and I’ve always heard of him to be a good person,” jury foreman Timothy Nessner told the Sun-Times. “But I also know that good people sometimes break the law.
Jury deliberating after closing arguments in Megan Boswell trial
Megan Boswell’s murder trial reached the one week milestone Wednesday. Boswell faces 19 charges in the death of her baby ...
Madigan jury to return for 11th day of deliberations
Jurors in the marathon trial of ex-speaker Michael Madigan were to return Wednesday to “start fresh,” in their words, after ending deliberations early on Tuesday afternoon.
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Bill to make nursing mothers exempt from jury duty moves forward in Alabama Senate
A piece of proposed legislation spurned on by the complaints of two Jefferson County mothers is one step closer to becoming ...
Scam calls about fines over missed jury duty reported in Michigan again
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reports scammers are again demanding money on claims of missed jury duty.