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Illinois, Michael Madigan and Corruption

Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s state pension suspended following conviction

CHICAGO — Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s $158,000 annual state of Illinois pension is being halted following his high-profile corruption conviction. Timothy Blair, executive secretary of the Illinois General Assembly Retirement System,

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Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

The Illinois Democrat once lauded as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been found guilty of some charges in a mixed verdict at his federal corruption trial in Chicago

WTTW · 1d

After Madigan’s Conviction, Lawmakers Ask: Has Illinois Done Enough to Root Out Corruption?

In a statement, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the verdict an “important message to anyone in government” that “if you choose corruption you will be found out, and you will be punished.”

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Democrats try to move on after ex-Illinois speaker’s conviction as GOP calls for greater state ethics reforms

Hoping to finally turn the page on former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s decadeslong reign over Illinois politics, Democrats ...

WATCH: Illinois House GOP demands ethics reforms after Madigan guilty verdicts

The guilty verdicts against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have Republicans saying it’s beyond time for action ...

Trump pardons former Illinois governor who tried to sell Obama’s Senate seat

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s ...

Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as ...

Illinois House Republican Caucus walk out of session in protest

At Wednesday’s meeting of the 104th Illinois General Assembly, the House Republican Caucus staged a walkout, including Vermilion County representative, Brandun Schweizer. The walkout was in protest of ...

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