CORRUPTION As Former Speaker’s Corruption Trial Carries on, Republicans Continue Call for Ethics Reform.  Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is currently sitting trial facing 23 felony charges, including racketeering,…

CORRUPTION Dozens of secret recordings at Madigan trial show close ties with McClain, undercutting key defense point.  This week began with opening statements in the racketeering conspiracy trial of former…

CORRUPTION ‘Everyone in the system is beholden to the speaker’: Opening statements kick off trial of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan.  AT&T Illinois had tried for years to win…

CORRUPTION Prosecutors Ask Court to Reject Effort to Sever Upcoming Racketeering Trials of Michael Madigan, Michael McClain.  Federal prosecutors argued ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime confidant and…

CORRUPTION/ETHICS REFORM McCombie Calls for Reform Amid Ethics Awareness Month.  With the two-year anniversary of former Speaker Mike Madigan’s indictment coinciding with national ethics awareness month, House Minority Leader Tony…

ENERGY Bipartisan nuclear power plant bill signed into law.  The new Public Act 103-584 applies to small modular reactors which, by scale design, cannot generate enough heat to breach containment….