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    Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful politician in Illinois, to be arraigned Wednesday on federal racketeering charges

    by Jason Meisner and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune Mar 09, 2022 5 minutes
    Michael Madigan on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Jan. 8, 2021.

    CHICAGO — A little over a year ago, Michael Madigan was still clinging to his spot at the apex of the Illinois political power structure, the longest-serving House leader in the nation’s history, head of the Illinois Democratic Party, and controller of all the spoils that went with it.

    On Wednesday, Madigan will be in a decidedly different position: Criminal defendant.

    A week after he was charged in a bombshell racketeering indictment, Madigan, 79, of Chicago’s Southwest Side, is scheduled to be arraigned in a telephone hearing in U.S. District Court on allegations he ran his elected office and political operation as a criminal enterprise that provided personal financial rewards for him and his associates.

    Also expected to appear for the 1:30 p.m. arraignment was Madigan’s longtime confidant, Michael McClain,

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