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The convicted former Illinois House speaker's appellate team includes a "legendary high court litigator" who touts an 81% win ...
Kate Jones has been appointed Paralympics Australia vice-president, cementing the former Labor frontbencher’s role as a ...
Federal prosecutors have moved to throw out the remaining charges against Michael McClain, a former lobbyist whose close ...
Michael McClain was sentenced Thursday for his role in a plot to illegally influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
As ComEd's top contract lobbyist, McClain pushed for the company to give jobs and contracts to Madigan allies, which the feds ...
Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist for utility giant Commonwealth Edison who was also a close confidant of then-Illinois ...
CHICAGO - Michael McClain, a former friend and confidant of Michael Madigan, is set to be sentenced today. McClain was part ...
Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and adviser to ex-Illinois House Speaker ...
A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate to two years in prison.
The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down his ...
McClain was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme to gain the favor of the most powerful politician in Illinois.
Michael McClain receives a 2-year sentence for his role in a bribery scheme benefiting ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan.