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Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Friday after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges.

Daily Herald opinion: Madigan’s mold: Reputation for government corruption may color Illinois, but so does a commitment for rooting it out

Daily Herald opinion: And so another once-powerful Illinois politician is headed for prison. Let the jeers about the state’s politics begin.Or, maybe, not quite so fast.

Daily Herald opinion: Political violence should have no home in this country

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