Overview

• Michael Madigan filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit challenging his February convictions on 10 counts of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud.
• U.S. District Judge Manish Shah sentenced Michael McClain to 24 months in prison Thursday after finding he helped funnel $1.3 million in sham payments to secure favorable legislation.
• Federal prosecutors recommended a 15-month prison term for Jay Doherty at his August 5 sentencing, citing his role as the primary intermediary in the utility bribery network.
• Madigan was sentenced in June to 7½ years in prison and ordered to pay a $2.5 million fine, with at least 6.3 years required before he can seek release.
• The decade-long probe has implicated roughly 20 politicians and executives and has intensified calls for stronger ethics oversight of Illinois’s patronage culture.