Longtime Illinois House speaker and Democrat Party chairman, Boss Michael Madigan, finally indicted

Madigan graphic courtesy of
the Illinois Policy Institute

Truth be told, I never thought the feds would nail Boss Michael Madigan, the Chicago Democrat who destroyed Illinois. Here's a guy who never used email. After all, you never know who is watching.

From Fox Chicago:

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges for allegedly using his position to solicit and receive personal financial rewards for himself and his associates.

Madigan, 79, of Chicago, is charged with racketeering conspiracy and individual counts of using interstate facilities in aid of bribery, wire fraud and attempted extortion.

The 22-count indictment accuses Madigan of leading a criminal enterprise for nearly a decade to enhance his political power and financial well-being.

He also allegedly generated income for his political allies and associates.

For much of Boss Madigan's reign of terror, his daughter, Lisa, was Illinois' attorney general. She was AG for 16 years.

Hmmm...

Madigan, among many things, is a one-man argument in favor of term limits. He was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1971. Except for a happy two-wears in the 1990s, he was House speaker from 1983 until 2021, when the odor of scandal finally saw him ousted from the speaker's chair. He was the chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party from 1997 until this year. He controlled the party's finances. If you voted Democrat for the last few decades, you voted for Madigan and his dirty money.

Illinois has lost population every year since 2014. 

Boss Madigan--you ruined the Land of Lincoln. I

I hope you rot in prison, Madigan.