Illinois State Representative Michael J. Madigan
Recent News About Illinois State Representative Michael J. Madigan
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Metro East Democratic legislators continue their silence as other Democrats demand Madigan’s resignation
State Representative candidates Amy Elik, Lisa Ciampoli, and David Friess released the following statements regarding the ongoing corruption scandal surrounding House Speaker Michael Madigan and State Representatives Monica Bristow (IL-111), Katie Stuart (IL-112), Nathan Reitz’s (IL-116), continued silence on the matter as their Democratic legislative colleagues call for Madigan’s resignation.
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State Sen. Bush: Madigan should resign after being implicated in federal bribery case
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been implicated — but has not been charged — by federal prosecutors in a years-long bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, according to a July 17 Chicago Sun-Times story.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP chair Schneider wants answers from Speaker Madigan as probe reveals payments to former aide
Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding answers from House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the wake of an ongoing criminal probe where several people with close ties to the longtime Democratic leader have already been implicated.
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From Prairie State Wire
Onetime primary opponent says legal case against Madigan is strong, 2016 'fraud' will be revealed
Jason Gonzales insists that his legal stand against Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is about much more than losing a 2016 Democratic primary at the hands of the Illinois House Speaker's powerful political machine.
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From Prairie State Wire
'Dirty tricks' alleged in 2016 primary were not illegal, Team Madigan claims in Speaker's defense
Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a recent court filing.
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From Prairie State Wire
Madigan 'bullying' income tax increase through legislative process
House Speaker Michael Madigan used his absolute power over the legislative process to move legislation to the floor on Friday that exchanges Illinois’ constitutionally mandated flat income tax with a progressive tax.
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State Rep. Stuart hopes Edwardsville voters forgive her for backing Chicago schools bailout
State Representative Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) chafed at the criticism. Then she lived up to it.
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From Prairie State Wire
Madigan's chief of staff resigns after sexual harassment allegations surface
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) continues to be dogged by growing allegations of bullying and sexual harassment involving senior staffers, the latest episode fingering long-time Chief of Staff Tim Mapes, who resigned when the claims came to light on Wednesday.
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Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
A St. Clair County judge who recently ruled in favor of the state's largest public sector unions says his former affiliation with Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan had nothing to do with vacating an executive order of the Speaker's political foe, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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From Madison Record
Judge who overturned Rauner 'fair share' executive order had worked as Madigan staffer in earlier days
Critics of policy decisions that prop up labor organizations at the expense of taxpayers have said it’s no mistake that some of the state's most consequential and political legal battles - contract negotiations, worker pay and union dues - have been filed in “union friendly” St. Clair County.
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Senate candidate says gerrymandering equals disconnection
Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton says Illinois' redistricting has led to voter disenfranchisement.
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Belleville area cheers Lisa Madigan's decision to call it quits
The Belleville News-Democrat's Facebook page came to life recently with an outpouring of general relief and delight that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will end her reign in 2019.
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St. Clair GOP chair calls on Democrats to 'step up to plate'
Doug Jameson hopes the spotlight on Springfield will force Democratic lawmakers out of hiding to fulfill their constitutional duty, he fold the Metro East Sun recently.
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State GOP: Madigan’s democracy talk ‘doublespeak’ for dictatorship
Republicans say that, in Illinois, there exists a democracy of one — Mike Madigan, to be exact — with the longtime House speaker managing affairs as if the state were a dictatorship rather than a system of egalitarianism.
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Democrat Ford suggests he's open to term-limits legislation
In a public statement, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) recently said term limits would be one way to help bridge the gap with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner on his calls for reform and possibly help end the budget impasse -- a rare departure from the usual Democratic Party protocols in the General Assembly.
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Critics say 'House of Madigan' continues to play by own rules
Several Illinois legislators have responded to the House’s latest capitulation to longtime Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), decrying the body’s utter lack of independence or apparent motivation to value representation of home jurisdictions over the speaker’s sway.
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GOP website adds 3 lawmakers to list of Madigan allies
The Illinois Republican Party added three more names to www.BossMadigan.com this week: state Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton), state Rep. Eddie Jackson (D-East St. Louis) and state Representative-elect Mike Halpin (D-Rock Island).
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Tribune: Illinois residents aren't frogs, won't remain in Madigan's boiling pot
Invoking an old wives’ tale referring to ambivalent, “average" amphibians, the Chicago Tribune recently created an analogy between disinterested Illinois taxpayers and a hypothetical pot of frog stew to illustrate the state’s simmering fiscal status.
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'Elevator speech' remains sore spot with Kennedy
Chris Kennedy does not appear to be a man who seeks the spotlight, as he coped with the GOP’s new digital ad linking him to House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) by eluding the topic — both on tape and afterward.
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State GOP says Kennedy not acting like a Kennedy after dust-up with reporters
Chris Kennedy may have the family name, but according to the state GOP, “he doesn’t act like it,” as he recently rejected reporters’ overtures in Chicago and simultaneously created a commotion in a downtown office building.