Reuters Investigates: Michael Madigan, 'the man behind the fiscal fiasco'
Past stories:

Madigan moves Obama library bill in re-vote, defies Rauner (5/1/2014)
Madigan accuses watchdog of 'agenda' against Dems (10/30/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Getting Madigan’s ear; Speaker's campaign foot soldiers overwhelmingly had government ties (10/27/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Madigan son-in-law in RTA probe (9/30/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Patronage scandal; Madigan crony was collecting city pension when he sought Metra raise (7/26/2013)
ANALYSIS: Metra severance analysis; Speaker's troubles could derail Lisa's plans (7/14/2013)
Ex-Metra CEO memo has explosive new revelations regarding Madigan (7/13/2013)
ANALYSIS: Unreachable on pensions; Phoneless Madigan is no-show at gov's special meeting (6/5/2013)
Madigan son-in-law gets $130K job as RTA lobbyist; Timing of hiring, legal bill 'a little shaky': official (2/26/2011)
INVESTIGATION: State payday loan fight a Madigan family affair; And now a client of speaker's son-in-law stands to profit (8/30/2010)
Assessor slams Madigan tax plan; Claim it aids law firm clients scorned (8/6/2007)
Rep. Madigan's staff gets raises amid budget woes; Speaker's 4% boost may aid state workers' case in contract talks (5/24/2004)
FBI probing alleged call to union boss; Investigating Lisa Madigan endorsement (10/25/2002)
EXCLUSIVE: FBI targets Madigan papers; Police union endorsements, bonuses under investigation (9/18/2002)
Madigan probe sought (7/26/2002)
Fed probe of talks stumps Madigan (4/11/2002)
Madigan's role in labor talks probed; Union endorsed speaker's daughter in primary race (4/10/2002)
INVESTIGATION: Bonuses getting blurry; Madigan aides split $97,000, then some left to work for Lisa (3/7/2002)
Madigan's aide collects major pay bonuses; House speaker gave him an extra $35,000 on top of $130,000 (2/28/2002)
Madigan accuses watchdog of 'agenda' against Dems (10/30/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Getting Madigan’s ear; Speaker's campaign foot soldiers overwhelmingly had government ties (10/27/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Madigan son-in-law in RTA probe (9/30/2013)
INVESTIGATION: Patronage scandal; Madigan crony was collecting city pension when he sought Metra raise (7/26/2013)
ANALYSIS: Metra severance analysis; Speaker's troubles could derail Lisa's plans (7/14/2013)
Ex-Metra CEO memo has explosive new revelations regarding Madigan (7/13/2013)
ANALYSIS: Unreachable on pensions; Phoneless Madigan is no-show at gov's special meeting (6/5/2013)
Madigan son-in-law gets $130K job as RTA lobbyist; Timing of hiring, legal bill 'a little shaky': official (2/26/2011)
INVESTIGATION: State payday loan fight a Madigan family affair; And now a client of speaker's son-in-law stands to profit (8/30/2010)
Assessor slams Madigan tax plan; Claim it aids law firm clients scorned (8/6/2007)
Rep. Madigan's staff gets raises amid budget woes; Speaker's 4% boost may aid state workers' case in contract talks (5/24/2004)
FBI probing alleged call to union boss; Investigating Lisa Madigan endorsement (10/25/2002)
EXCLUSIVE: FBI targets Madigan papers; Police union endorsements, bonuses under investigation (9/18/2002)
Madigan probe sought (7/26/2002)
Fed probe of talks stumps Madigan (4/11/2002)
Madigan's role in labor talks probed; Union endorsed speaker's daughter in primary race (4/10/2002)
INVESTIGATION: Bonuses getting blurry; Madigan aides split $97,000, then some left to work for Lisa (3/7/2002)
Madigan's aide collects major pay bonuses; House speaker gave him an extra $35,000 on top of $130,000 (2/28/2002)
'Getting Madigan's ear': A video look at the speaker's political army
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Above is the segment I produced for an investigation I did with the Better Government Association, examining how frequently Madigan's petition circulators wound up on government payrolls, their seeming rewards for doing work in the speaker's powerful political army.
After the story's publication, Madigan attacked the BGA, accusing the organization of having a political "agenda" against him. |