Too mentally ill for trial, she spent months in an Illinois jail as the state looked for a hospital bed. She died waiting.
Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital.
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Analysis: What to expect in the Madigan trial – whenever it begins
It’s been two weeks since prosecutors indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and a little over one week since ...
‘The Madigan Enterprise:’ Inside the federal indictment of the state’s former speaker
In a 106-page, 22-count indictment, federal prosecutors painted a picture of former House Speaker Michael Madigan as the leader, along ...
Tom Cullerton resigns Senate seat, reportedly plans to plead guilty to federal charges
State Sen. Tom Cullerton, D-Villa Park, resigned his seat Wednesday and will reportedly plead guilty next month to federal corruption ...
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