Former Madigan aide to face cross-examination in bribery trial of ex-AT&T Illinois boss
Longtime Springfield insider Tom Cullen will face cross-examination Monday in the trial of a former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing House Speaker Michael Madigan by funneling payments the speaker’s ally through Cullen’s lobbying firm.
Judge to allow political expert to testify in Madigan corruption trial
A judge said Friday that he’ll allow a professor to testify about Chicago’s political machine at former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s upcoming corruption trial. Madigan’s defense team had asked Judge John Robert Blakey to keep University of Illinois Chicago professor Dick Simpson from taking the stand in front of a jury.
Calculated bribe or ‘kiss up’ to Madigan? Corruption trial kicks off for former AT&T boss
But the alleged bribe was “more sophisticated” than an envelope of cash, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Mower told the jury in his opening statement; it involved AT&T offering a nine-month do-nothing lobbying gig worth $22,
Former top political aide to Speaker Madigan testifies in bribery trial of ex-AT&T boss
A onetime top political aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan testified Friday that passing legislation to end mandated landline service was AT&T Illinois’ top priority in 2017 when they came to him with a plan to secretly pay a Madigan ally through his lobbying firm.
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SBU Entrepreneurship Center to host Growth Conference
The Entrepreneurship Center at St. Bonaventure University will host a Growth Conference this fall for marketers, sales professionals and entrepreneurs.
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Tom Kerridge's £19.50 burger mocked for being so tall it's 'impossible to eat'
Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has come under fire from diners at one of his restaurants who blasted his towering burger as "pompous c**p" and "impossible" to tackle. Culinary star Tom, famed for his ...
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Tom London: ‘I wasn’t helped because of my skin colour’
Radio star Tom London has disputed claims his videos about Helen Joseph Hospital went viral because of his race.
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Penguins Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen got the call. They were Pittsburgh Penguins and Stanley Cup champions a generation apart, but ...
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Former top political aide to Speaker Madigan to testify in bribery trial of ex-AT&T boss
Tom Cullen, a lobbyist who played political point man for years on Madigan’s government staff, is a key witness in the ...
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SBU Entrepreneurship Center to host Growth Conference for marketers, sales professionals
Seth Greene, CEO of Market Domination and a nationally recognized direct response marketing expert, who will reveal powerful strategies to dominate your market and harness the power of AI in sales and ...
Former Penguins Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen elected to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, who won a combined four Stanley Cup championships with the ...
Ex-lawmaker became 'borderline unprofessional' when AT&T offered him money, jurors hear at corruption trial
Prosecutors are nearing the end of their case against AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza. Attorneys say it could be in ...