Jury selection expected to take days, trial expected to last months
Last updated: Monday, October 21, 2024 5:32PM GMTThe corruption trial for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun.
Jury selection will begin this week in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, whose half-century career and status as Illinois' most powerful politician ended nearly four years ago as the feds circled ever-closer to his inner circle. Opening statements in the case are likely to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 15, though Blakey this week said jury selection should take as long as it needs. The trial is scheduled through Dec. 13.A jury of eight women and four men was selected slowly over the last two weeks.
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