Jury selection expected to take days, trial expected to last months
No new jurors selected yet this week in Madigan corruption trial
Madigan was once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois, serving as House speaker for a total of 36 years. The 82-year-old ex-speaker faces bribery and racketeering charges - along with his longtime friend and powerful Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain - in a case that frames Madigan's power in government, politics and as a partner in his law firm as a criminal enterprise.
Judge Robert Blakey said if they don't finish today, they will wrap it up and begin opening statements on Monday.No new jurors selected yet this week in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan corruption trialNo new jurors were selected Tuesday or Wednesday.In addition to the 11 jurors who have slowly already been chosen, one final jury member must survive challenges, plus six alternates.
So far, the jury pool has been overwhelmingly white, though the jurors selected are a more diverse group of eight women and three men. The jury so far includes a teacher, an Amazon warehouse worker, an overnight nurse and a Goodwill donation center employee. "She's a Trumper," the juror said of her friend, referring to her support for former President Donald Trump. "She really hates all Democrats except me, maybe."
One juror told attorneys that he'd grown up in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and was even familiar with a parking lot that will factor into the trial when prosecutors present evidence about a proposed hotel project in that neighborhood. Prosecutors allege Madigan improperly accepted former Chicago Ald.
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