Prosecution rests in Madigan trial as defense calls witness dropped from feds’ list

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) – After calling 50 witnesses over the last two months, prosecutors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial rested their case Wednesday, followed immediately by defense attorneys calling their first witness. Lawyers for Madigan’s close friend and co-defendant, longtime Statehouse lobbyist…

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