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Jurors begin to hear wiretaps of how ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his power
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
The federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan finally got underway this week.
Jurors heard witnesses describe how Madigan would use his enormous power in the House.
WBEZ’s Dave McKinney covered Madigan for decades at the statehouse and has been in the federal court building in Chicago all week.
Dave joins me now to catch us up to speed on this momentous trial.
HOST: LABUZ