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Madigan continues to rake in donations from trial lawyers, despite federal corruption probe

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Jan 11, 2021 @ 10:23pm

State campaign finance disclosures reveal trial lawyers, their firms and political lobbying groups have donated more than $175,000 to Madigan's two campaign organizations since Sept. 30.
Lawyers outside Kilbride district go big with $1 million in a week; Nearly all came from trial bar in Cook, Madison, St. Clair counties

By Steve Korris | Tuesday, Sep 29, 2020 @ 4:17pm

ROCK ISLAND – Tom Keefe’s firm in Swansea and John Simmons’s firm in Alton each contributed $100,000 to retention of Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride after he removed the limit on his contributors.
Trial lawyers keep funding Madigan political war chest, despite bribery scandal; $161K donated in September

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Sep 25, 2020 @ 1:24pm

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is also chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, has been implicated in a federal bribery investigation. Trial lawyers, however, continue to donate money to Madigan's campaign organization.