Column: Madigan yet to make a court appearance – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "(Former Illinois House Speaker Michael) Madigan was present electronically after his first indictment, the one involving Commonwealth Edison. Now he’s received the court’s permission to not attend his most recent arraignment on an indictment, the one involving AT&T...In his motion, Madigan stated that he has received a copy of the charges and is pleading 'not guilty to each and every charge against him.' He directed the court to 'enter my pleas of not guilty.' The motion carried a handwritten signature and a typewritten identifier, 'Michael J. Madigan, defendant.'"
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Truth Seeker
3 years ago

He is already 80 years old – should have been jailed 20 to 30 years ago. It is rather a mute point now.

Dave Hardy
3 years ago

If he did nothing wrong, why does he need to hide?

Ex Illini
3 years ago

Just like every other time in his seedy career, Madigan will use every trick in the book to avoid being held accountable. He feels he is above the law. I doubt he’ll ever spend a day in prison. Still, the apples don’t taste as sweet these days, and he probably isn’t sleeping very well.

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