The 21st Show

Prosecution rests in former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial

 
Michael Madigan, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and red necktie, walks with an unidentified woman in business attire past the glass walls of the courthouse lobby

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, arrives at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago for his corruption trial in the file photo from Oct. 21, 2024. Erin Hooley/AP

Veteran state politics reporters Dave McKinney and Amanda Vinicky join Brian Mackey to talk through the biggest story of the year in Illinois government and politics: the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Guests

Amanda Vinicky
Correspondent, Week in Review host • Chicago Tonight, WTTW-TV

Dave McKinney
Poliical reporter • WBEZ-FM