After 30 days of testimony over three months, prosecutors rested their case in chief Wednesday in the blockbuster public corruption trial of Michael Madigan, formerly the immensely powerful speaker of ...

A former top aide to ex-Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday continued his testimony as a government witness against his old boss – but for much of his cross-examination sounded a lot like a defense ...

CHICAGO — After weeks of legal wrangling over his testimony, former state Rep. Edward Acevedo had barely taken his seat on the witness stand in the Michael Madigan corruption trial Monday when ...

Former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo walks through the Dirksen Federal Courthouse last week. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Convicted former state Rep. Edward “Eddie ...

Former state Rep. Edward Acevedo’s name has been thrown around five separate federal criminal trials in recent years involving the sweeping corruption probe of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Federal prosecutors in Chicago have won convictions at the ...

Madigan’s corruption trial ruled Wednesday that ex-state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo must testify if called by the feds — but defense attorneys warned that prosecutors summon him “at ...

Former Illinois state Rep. Edward Acevedo must testify in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, a federal judge ruled today, despite strenuous arguments from Acevedo’s ...

Edward “Eddie” Acevedo, 61, took the stand for his second day of testimony, which lasted about 35 minutes. Acevedo is a reluctant witness, compelled by the prosecution to testify in exchange ...

A lawyer for state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo said he shouldn’t have to testify because he has dementia. Prosecutors now expect to rest next week. Budzinski, a Springfield Democrat who was ...