A defense attorney for one of the four allies of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan who are trial countered that the case is marked by “overzealousness” and lacks hard evidence to back up the allegations.
Federal prosecutors told jurors Wednesday they would hear more than 100 recordings over the next several weeks, as the wide-ranging case against four allies of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan kicked off in earnest with opening statements.
Jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse are expected to get a close-up look at how Springfield operated in the last decade when four political power players head to trial.