Danny Solis and Michael McClain, an ally of powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. “They say these outrageous things you can’t say any more,” McClain said. “… They’re too blatant. It’s just kind of – in my world,

In one of the recordings taken by the wire Solis was wearing, he and then-House Speaker Michael Madigan reference the idea of a quid pro quo. Sabrina Franza reports.

Nearly eight and a half years after being confronted by federal authorities about his own wrongdoing, former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis took the witness stand Thursday in the corruption trial of

Solis is the star witness for the prosecution. Sabrina Franza reports from the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Ryan Kobayashi, who flew to Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah, after she was reported missing,

Nearly seven years ago, two political insiders sitting in a City Hall office agreed: These days, you have to be careful how you talk. Too many politicians are much too obvious about their corrupt intentions and self-dealing,