Former chief counsel for Madigan’s office testifies as closer for ex-speaker’s defense team
Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption case have heard a lot of evidence about a 2018 meeting between the then-powerful ...
Michael Madigan co-defendant tries again to have case severed from former Illinois House speaker
Co-defendant Mike McClain again filed a motion to have his case severed from former Illinois House Speaker Madigan's Tuesday.
Madigan's Capitol lawyer takes the stand as defense case winds down in corruption trial
Heather Wier Vaught testified on what turned out to be a short day for jurors, who are nearing deliberations after 11 weeks ...
USA BioEnergy finalizes purchase of former plywood mill for planned $2.8B Newton County biofuel plant
The 1,600-acre property, formerly the Kirby Mill site, will house a bio-refinery with plans for a 100-megawatt wood-fired ...
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Defense soon to rest at ex-Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial
A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former ...
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Brittany Wier joined WOIO 19 News as a reporter in August of 2023. Brittany is a native of Philadelphia (Go Birds!) and attended Millersville University in Pennsylvania. She has always had a ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Defense rests case in federal corruption trial
The corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continues. Madigan had been indicted on federal ...
Prosecutor goes after final defense witness as Madigan prepares to rest case
For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial ...