Tag: Mike McClain

Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury

Deliberations begin after 3 months of testimony and week-long closing arguments CHICAGO – It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers, the longtime Democratic powerbroker was playing chess. And on Wednesday, after three months

Madigan co-defendant had unparalleled access to speaker, ex-top aide testifies

Jury hears another wiretap of Mike McClain referring to Madigan as ‘real client’ CHICAGO – Under the stained-glass dome of the Capitol in Springfield, lobbyists often wander the building, popping into a quiet corner to make a phone call or ducking into an empty committee room to send emails. Some veteran lobbyists have longstanding arrangements