Trial expected to begin for former House Speaker Michael Madigan

📆 10/21/2024 3:16 PM

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The long-awaited public corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is expected to get underway Monday.

Madigan was the longest-serving State House Speaker in American history, holding the post from 1983 to 2021, excluding a two-year period from 1995-1997

While 12 jurors and four alternates have been selected, two more alternates are still needed. If they are chosen by Monday morning, opening statements will begin in the afternoon.Madigan was the longest-serving State House Speaker in American history, holding the post from 1983 to 2021, excluding a two-year period from 1995-1997.The 82-year-old Madigan and his co-defendant, longtime confidant Mike McClain, both pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing in the case.

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