State Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-Ill.)
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Cates campaign accepts contributions from firm representing accused child rapist; Cates says Overstreet 'has no integrity' for ads defending his record
FIFTH DISTRICT – While Supreme Court candidate Judy Cates accuses opponent David Overstreet of releasing a child rapist, her campaign takes money from the firm that won his release. -
Nearly $3 million spent to keep Bristow seat in Democratic majority - nearly nine times as Republican challenger Elik's campaign
Since State Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Alton) was first elected in 2018, her campaign committee has pulled in $2,960,236 - half of which has come since the beginning of the month. -
Madigan boosts Kilbride campaign with $550K; Most contributions coming from outside district
SPRINGFIELD – Ninety percent of the $1.9 million in contributions and transfers received by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride in the third quarter came from sources in or near Chicago and St. Louis. -
114th House District race at a glance: Democrat incumbent Greenwood v. Republican Barnes
The 114th House District includes East St. Louis, south to Millstadt, Smithton and Freeburg and up to Shiloh in the eastern part of the district. -
Madigan gives $2 million to Illinois Democratic Party, its largest donation in history
Undaunted by his implication in a bribery scandal, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan within the past month transferred $3.25 million to the state party. -
Trial lawyers keep funding Madigan political war chest, despite bribery scandal; $161K donated in September
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is also chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, has been implicated in a federal bribery investigation. Trial lawyers, however, continue to donate money to Madigan's campaign organization. -
Illinois teachers' unions funnel nearly $3.9 million to Madigan
Teachers’ unions have provided lots of campaign cash to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, who’s been implicated in a bribery scandal. Teachers who don’t want their money sent to a corrupt system can opt out of the union. -
Madigan, ComEd face racketeering suit for over $450 million in ratepayer damages
Six House Democrats have called for the longtime speaker to step down. -
Durkin calls for Madigan to step down
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is calling for House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign immediately and is filing a resolution for a new vote for Speaker of the House. -
ComEd hit with class action lawsuits over its role in alleged Madigan bribery, patronage hiring scheme
Northern Illinois' largest electrical utility was hit with two class action lawsuits, demanding it repay its customers perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars for allegedly using a bribery scheme to curry favor with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to pass laws that allowed it to rack up hundreds of millions of dollars, or more, in profit, since at least 2011. -
Kilbride up for retention in November; Voting record stands out with many plaintiff-friendly lone dissents
In November, voters in the Illinois Third Judicial District will vote on whether to allow state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride to retain his seat on the court, or force him to run for reelection. -
AT&T gets subpoena in Madigan probe
Federal investigators are looking into Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s relationship with multiple corporations. -
State rep on bill that would repeal $2.35 billion ComEd bailout: ‘Guy in a scandal has oversight of the scandal’
CHICAGO – House Speaker Michael Madigan pitched a $2.35 billion bailout of Commonwealth Edison’s nuclear power plants as a green energy bill, but ComEd’s bribery confession shows green currency may have meant more to him. -
House Republican candidates call for Madigan to resign amid bribery implications
House Republican candidates Amy Elik, Lisa Ciampoli, and David Friess call on Democratic incumbents Monica Bristow, Katie Stuart, and Nathan Reitz to reject Michael Madigan as Speaker, and return and refuse all campaign contributions from corrupt Democratic leaders’ tainted coffers. -
Madigan's office served with grand jury subpoena
America’s longest-serving politician is at the center of a federal corruption investigation into lobbying, bribery and using ComEd for political patronage jobs. -
House Speaker Michael Madigan implicated in ComEd bribery scheme
Federal prosecutors said Madigan, through his associates, demanded "old fashioned patronage" for his associates and allies in exchange for supporting legislation that steered hundreds of millions of dollars from electrical customers to ComEd. -
Covid campaigning has Illinois Supreme Court race quiet for now, but cash starting to flow into coffers
The campaign finance committee for Democrat candidate for Illinois Supreme Court Judy Cates outraised Republican David Overstreet by a near 2 to 1 margin in the second quarter. -
63 former state lawmakers receiving more than $100K pensions
Illinois’ broken pension system puts $100,000 a year or more into the hands of 63 former state lawmakers. It has paid more than $1 million to 95 of them. -
2001 memo: Illinois governors can't simply extend emergency powers beyond 30 days without legislators' OK
A 2001 memo indicates the longstanding position of the Illinois Attorney General's Office contradicts its recent court filings arguing Gov. JB Pritzker can rule by executive order for as long as COVID-19 is declared an emergency in Illinois. -
HEPLERBROOM: Illinois Government Responses to Covid-19 – Updated 5/7/2020
The Illinois legislature does not plan to reconvene soon. Under Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois Plan, the General Assembly will not be able to meet in person for some time.