Illinois State Representative Michael J. Madigan
Recent News About Illinois State Representative Michael J. Madigan
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Court filing: IL government hiring monitor says Pritzker moves have 'impeded' state government hiring reform progress
A court-appointed monitor of Illinois' government hiring practices says Gov. Pritzker has 'diminished' her ability to communicate with state personnel, harming efforts to complete a reform plan. -
Reforms vs. false optimism
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a narrative he wants Illinoisans to believe: “We are a state on the rise...we were going in the wrong direction, but we are turning the ship in the right direction, and we are powering ourselves forward.” -
Attorney who grew local asbestos firm to number one in nation also became major political donor along the way
Randy Gori's lawsuits accounted for 23 percent of all civil suits in St. Clair County in 2017, 29 percent in 2018, and 39 percent in 2019. -
SEIU member dues fund Madigan campaign's defense in sexual harassment lawsuit
SEIU’s political action committees gave $113,200 to Friends of Michael J. Madigan – the same election committee the longtime Illinois House speaker used to pay legal fees in a sexual harassment lawsuit against his organization. -
House Speaker Michael Madigan promises challenge if Arroyo selects his own replacement
House Speaker Michael Madigan promised to challenge the choice of a committee set to pick the replacement for an indicted former state representative if that former lawmaker has any input in the decision. -
Anne Burke, wife of indicted Chicago alderman, selected next chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Anne Burke, an Illinois Supreme Court justice who has served on the court since 2006, and the wife of indicted Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, has been selected by her fellow justices to serve as the new chief justice of the state’s high court. -
Madigan donors get their money’s worth
Illinois House Speaker and state Democratic Party Chairman Mike Madigan is ideally situated to perpetuate himself and fellow Democrat lawmakers in office by soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists looking for legislation that benefits their interests. Trial lawyers comprise one of the wealthiest blocs, and they know from experience that they’ll get what they pay for when they donate to Madigan. -
Lawsuit: Madigan, Quinn political org made threats, committed fraud to keep young alderman candidate off ballot
A teenaged Chicago City Council candidate has filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and his political organization, as well as others whom he said illegally opposed his campaign. -
Madigan's power runs deeper than the Speaker vote
Many things have changed in state government during the past 36 years. Madigan has held constant. -
Ald. Burke indicted over alleged attempted shake down; Property tax appeal law firm at heart of charges
Powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was indicted Thursday on a charge of attempting to shake down the owner of a Chicago fast food restaurant seeking to renovate their establishment. And at the center of the charge stands Burke's law firm, which has built a huge business specializing in appealing property tax assessments. -
Rauner vetoes legislation that would have replaced Republican with Democrat at helm of MESD
Governor Bruce Rauner on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have reshaped the Metro East Sanitary District, saying the legislation - sponsored by local Democrat legislators - was a politically-motivated attempt to undercut the board led by Republican Steve Adler. -
Jobs data: After 2017 income tax hike, Illinois slows while nation grows
As national jobs growth kept up a steady clip, Illinois saw jobs growth dip after lawmakers passed a historic tax hike. -
For Speaker Madigan, when do drips become a flood?
A few brave souls have come forward with their stories about the behavior under Madigan’s dome. But how many still feel powerless? -
No fight over the budget is bad for Illinoisans
Illinois media is widely reporting that no news on Illinois’ budget negotiations is good news – that a quiet battleground in the statehouse means all is well. Especially after a nasty near three year impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Mike Madigan. -
Who does Illinois’ Civic Federation really champion?
Glance at the list of the Civic Federation’s Trustees and you’ll see a collection of Illinois corporate titans. Many of the 16 men and one woman are CEOs, heads of private equity, chairs of boards, investors or hugely successful entrepreneurs. -
Fair Maps Amendment not called for vote, deadline passes to place it on November 2018 ballot
Illinois voters will not get a chance to weigh in on the question of whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders in the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly should continue to hold the keys to drawing the state's legislative district maps, after the leaders of the state House and Senate refused to call a vote for a constitutional amendment designed to curtail their influence over the process. -
Madigan re-elected Chairman of Illinois Democratic Party
The longtime House speaker is the only state legislative leader in the nation to also serve as a party chairman. -
Poll: 4 of 5 voters think Illinois on wrong track
A new poll shows Illinoisans are upset with just about all things political. -
Democratic House incumbents urged to demand Speaker Madigan's resignation
As controversy continues to swirl dangerously around Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan over his handling of harassment allegations, Republican candidates for state office are calling on their Democratic rivals to demand his resignation. -
Yes, Speaker Madigan, you have a culture problem
In a hastily arranged press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Madigan laid out nine more instances of sexual harassment his office has overseen in the past five years, with more potentially excluded.