(The Center Square) – The bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain is scheduled to resume Monday in Chicago, with former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis slated to return to the witness stand.
Solis, who represented the city’s 25th Ward from 1996 to 2019, began testifying when the court was last in session Thursday afternoon.
Solis said he secretly cooperated with government investigators for about 2 1/2 years and entered a deferred prosecution agreement, which stipulated that he would not be prosecuted while cooperating.
Solis admitted that he still faced a pending bribery charge for soliciting campaign contributions from a developer who had a pending zoning application in his community.
Solis is expected to testify about a land development deal in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood, located in Solis’ ward, which was allegedly set up to drive business to Madigan’s law firm.
Madigan’s defense attorney Dan Collins referred to the deal as “a ruse” when he cross-examined FBI Special Agent Ryan McDonald on Thursday.