Illinois law requires transparency when police kill people. Many cases stay in the dark
Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some prosecutors stay silent.
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Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO left NYC on a bus after the shooting
The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer three days ago may have quickly left New York City on a bus after escaping on a bicycle and hopping in a cab, police officials said Friday.
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‘There’s something fishy here, don’t you think?’: Wiretapped calls detail Madigan confidant’s confoundment over complicated land deal
Republican lobbyist Mike McClain testifies about ‘crazy parking lot disaster’ at heart of Madigan corruption trial.
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Jurors see list of Madigan’s job recommendations given to newly elected Gov. Pritzker
In the weeks following now-Gov. JB Pritzker’s November 2018 victory over one-term Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan busied himself preparing for a brand new administration after years of conflict with governors of both parties.
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‘You won’t spend a day in jail’: Madigan attorney hammers Solis’ agreement with feds
Former Chicago Alderman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis finishes five days of testimony as government’s star witness.
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Madigan attorney accuses Solis of not telling feds ‘all the crimes you committed’
Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis spent more than 2 ½ years living a double life as an FBI cooperating witness after agents approached him in 2016, asking him to wear a wire on his colleagues or risk being charged for multiple bribes he’d taken while in office.
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Appellate Court finds former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson should be released until trial
Prosecutors will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling that found former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson should be released from jail pending trial on charges related to the July 6 shooting death of Sonya Massey.
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After closure of Stateville Correctional Center, some incarcerated students may never speak with their professors again
Illinois Department of Corrections policy does not allow volunteers to communicate by phone, electronic mail or letter.
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‘You know why I’m interested’: Wiretaps, secretly recorded videos show Madigan recruiting business to his law firm
For the second time in the span of seven months, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called up Chicago Ald. Danny Solis after reading about a proposed real estate development in the alderman’s ward.
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‘You shouldn’t be talking like that’: Madigan scolded alderman-turned-FBI mole for bringing up ‘quid pro quo’
Then-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis had already been cooperating with the FBI for a little more than a year in June 2017 when he received an unexpected voicemail from powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
The Black, gay actor claimed two men assaulted him, spouted slurs and tossed a noose around his neck. Smollett was on the television drama “Empire,” which filmed in Chicago.
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Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan for FBI, takes witness stand
Madigan’s attorneys accuse FBI agent of leading speaker into government’s trap
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Madigan ally testifies he was rewarded with no-work contracts as ‘good soldier’ for speaker
Political ally Ed Moody testified that despite doing little to no work to earn the money, he spent nearly seven years collecting $4,500 each month, paid indirectly from electric utility Commonwealth Edison through a series of ComEd lobbyists connected to Mike Madigan.
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Wiretap: In pushing for Madigan-backed appointment, ex-ComEd CEO sought to ‘take good care’ of ‘our friend’
Despite internal pushback, a team effort pushed Juan Ochoa onto the ComEd board.
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Madigan jury sees ‘Magic Lobbyist List’ seized from co-defendant during FBI search
The FBI found handwritten notes and email printouts prosecutors would later use to charge Mike McClain and Mike Madigan for running an alleged “criminal enterprise” for the benefit of those in the speaker’s inner circle.
