Judge allows lawsuit accusing Madigan of running ‘sham candidates’ to go forward
CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) -- A Federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Michael Madigan of running "sham candidates" in a 2016 election can move forward. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled that the powerful Chicago Democrat’s 2016 primary challenger for his state House seat can pursue part of his lawsuit claiming Madigan staged two dummy candidates to divert support from Jason Gonzales. "Gonzales alleges that when they became aware he was running, Madigan and his associates [the […]
