Mike Madigan
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''Chicago Magazine'' named Madigan as the fourth most powerful Chicagoan in 2012 and as the second in both 2013 and 2014, earning him the nickname "the Velvet Hammer—a.k.a. the Real Governor of Illinois." Rich Miller, editor of Illinois political newsletter the ''Capitol Fax'', wrote, "the pile of political corpses outside Madigan's Statehouse door of those who tried to beat him one way or another is a mile high and a mile wide." He was frequently considered the state's political boss and controlled all redistricting in the state for several decades, as well as being chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois for over 20 years. Madigan's patronage network in state and local bodies was extensive.
On January 11, 2021, Madigan announced he would be suspending his effort to be elected to a nineteenth term as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and on January 13, he was replaced by fellow Democrat Chris Welch. Madigan announced that he would resign as state representative effective at the end of February. On February 18, he announced that his resignation would take effect that same day.
On March 2, 2022, Madigan was indicted on federal racketeering charges. He is set to stand on trial on October 8, 2024. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Jennifer Baker, Carli Riester, Blair Skinner, Austin Newell, Wesley Swingley, Michael Madigan, Deborah Jung, Marie Asao, Min Chen, Patrick Loughlin, Hao Pan, Yuankui Lin, Yaqiong Li, Jacob Shaw, Mindy Prado, Chris Sherman, Joseph Tang, Robert Blankenship, Tingting Zhao, Jeffrey Touchman, W. SattleyGet access
Published in Microorganisms (2017)
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