Ex-Speaker Madigan takes stand in own defense at landmark corruption trial

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46% : Former Mt. Hope-Funks Grove fire captain identified as victim in fatal Fulton County shooting Snow still on its way to Bloomington-Normal: 'Your turn is coming' Weather-related closures for the Bloomington-Normal area Central Illinois prepares for heavy winter storm 2 arrested after 'self-inflicted' gunshot injury reported in Bloomington, police say Snow, possible sleet coming to Central Illinois Sunday morning At 90 years old, Paul Van Hook Sr. looks back on a lifetime of repairing, restoring furniture I-55 near Lincoln reopened after crash with injuries Chicago man arrested after shots fired in Normal See the 4,800+ rejected designs for Illinois' new state flag Mount Zion boy killed, another hospitalized after inner tube collides with boulder Snow, ice blanket much of Central Illinois, but stay largely clear of Bloomington-Normal Couple opening 'dream bookstore' in Lexington Illinois Wesleyan names longtime football coach Norm Eash's replacement Man from Normal detained after police said he broke into a residence to take a babyWord spread quickly that Madigan had chosen to testify, and he took the stand in front of a jam-packed courtroom.
46% : In addition to bribery schemes involving ComEd and AT&T Illinois, the indictment alleges Madigan pressured developers to hire the speaker's law firm and tried to win business by secretly supporting legislation to transfer state-owned land in Chinatown to the city so developers could build a high-rise.

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