Madigan and his longtime ally, Michael McClain, are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Jurors are expected to resume deliberations Monday morning.

The jury deliberating the case of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and his longtime political associate Michael McClain submitted a note to the judge on Friday asking for call transcripts.

Jurors in the Michael Madigan corruption trial have returned to Chicago’s federal courthouse for their seventh day of deliberations. They maintained complete silence all day Wednesday, sending no questions or other notes to the judge.

The jury has completed a third full day of deliberations at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The longtime speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois chairman was indicted on March 2nd,

Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most consequential Illinois public corruption case in years: the

Madigan, 82, is accused of using his influence to run his political operation like a criminal enterprise, with the goal of preserving and gaining power and wealth for himself and his allies, in exchange for official actions.