Name: Madigan Trial - Exhibit 0007 by Capitol News Illinois
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Description: In this wiretapped call played for the jury on Nov. 25, former Chicago Alderman Danny Solis updates then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan about a potential real estate deal, mentioning a "quid pro quo."

In this wiretapped call played for the jury on Nov. 25, former Chicago Alderman Danny Solis updates then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan about a potential real estate deal, mentioning a "quid pro quo."

Madigan Trial - Exhibit 0007

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Madigan Trial - Exhibit 0007

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