Jurors in the trial of Michael Madigan left the courthouse Wednesday, their sixth day of deliberations, without having reached a verdict — and without having sent any notes or asked any questions. The complete radio silence was somewhat unusual: Jurors have sent at least one communication every day since they began their discussions the afternoon of Jan.

Jury deliberations are approaching the one-week mark at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. The jury got the case last Wednesday afternoon at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.

Jurors deliberating in the trial of Michael Madigan on Monday asked a question about evidence related to a ComEd board seat, signaling that they are considering the wide-ranging ComEd allegations in their fourth day of discussions.

Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and attempted extortion.

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

Only one note to the judge Tuesday for the fifth day of jury deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Jurors are resuming deliberations in the Michael Madigan trial Tuesday morning, their fifth day of discussions in the landmark trial. Deliberations began Wednesday afternoon and as of Monday evening had lasted more than 21 hours without a verdict.