McClain is a friend and ally of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. This summer he was sentenced to two years in ...

A longtime ally and close confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a minimum-security federal ...

Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked for nearly six years in prison for former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, whose unique position as a confidant to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan was at the ...

McClain reports to prison Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate has begun serving a two-year ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's co-defendant Michael McClain's defense gave closing arguments Tuesday. The jury began hearing defense attorney Patrick Cotter's closing arguments on ...

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Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan’s attorneys have attacked prosecutors’ “draconian” recommendation that he serve 12½ years in prison in the ComEd scandal, likening the proposed term to ...

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(The Center Square) – Closing arguments have resumed at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago. McClain attorney ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — For the second day in a row, the ...