Overview

• The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Michael Madigan’s motion for bond pending appeal in an unexplained one-page order.
• Madigan, 83, must report to prison on Oct. 13 to begin serving the 7½-year sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey in June.
• A jury on Feb. 12 found him guilty on 10 of 23 counts tied to bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and related offenses, while acquitting or deadlocking on others including the racketeering charge.
• Prosecutors said the case centered on ComEd paying $1.3 million to Madigan allies over eight years and a plan to secure a state-board seat for then-Ald. Danny Solis in exchange for law-firm business.
• Madigan’s appellate team from Williams & Connolly, including Lisa Blatt and Amy Saharia, is proceeding with briefing due Nov. 3, and his lawyers have asked that he serve time at a prison camp in Terre Haute, Indiana.