Mike Madigan, Illinois Longest-Serving House Speaker, Retires Ahead of Investigations
After losing his speakership last month, powerful Chicago Democrat Mike Madigan has announced his retirement.
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Michael Madigan, Illinois’ Longest-Serving House Speaker, Suspends Reelection Campaign, Does Not Withdraw
The country’s longest-serving house speaker, Illinois Democrat Michael Madigan, has suspended his hunt for another term as the state’s leader
IL Democrat Kingpin Mike Madigan Implicated in ComEd Bribery Scheme
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was implicated in a bribery scheme after the FBI suggested power company ComEd be fined $200 million.
U.S. Attorney: ComEd Bribes of Democrat Mike Madigan Show ‘Problem of Public Corruption’ in Illinois
U.S. Attorney John Lausch, Jr. announced Friday that the federal government had discovered that electric utility ComEd had been paying bribes and providing favors to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, the state’s Democratic kingpin.
Bruce Rauner Reveals He Tried to Recruit Other Candidates to Run for Governor of Illinois
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner revealed Thursday that he had tried to recruit four other candidates to run for governor in his place, offering them money and political support rather than facing re-election himself.
