Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to be arraigned Wednesday

Former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan parks a car in the garage of his home, Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2022, in Chicago. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation’s most powerful legislators, was charged with racketeering and bribery on Wednesday March 2, 2022, becoming the most prominent politician swept up in the latest federal investigation of entrenched government corruption in the state. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan parks a car in the garage of his home, Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2022, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) – Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan will face arraignment in federal court Wednesday.

The 79-year-old won’t actually step foot inside a courtroom, the judge has ordered the hearing to be held over the telephone.

Madigan was indicted last week on 22 counts, including racketeering, bribery, and extortion. 

Madigan has denied any wrongdoing.

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