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FILE - Then- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, addresses the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association brunch at the Crowne Plaza Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Springfield, Ill., prior to Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

FILE - Then- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, addresses the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association brunch at the Crowne Plaza Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Springfield, Ill., prior to Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, then- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appears on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center, in Springfield, Ill. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, then- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appears on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center, in Springfield, Ill. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

FILE - Illinois' former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks during a committee hearing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

FILE - Illinois' former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks during a committee hearing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021 file photo, the nameplate marking the desk of then-Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is seen on a desk as the main floor of the Bank of Springfield Center as the Illinois House of Representatives get set to hold a lame-duck legislative session session in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021 file photo, the nameplate marking the desk of then-Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is seen on a desk as the main floor of the Bank of Springfield Center as the Illinois House of Representatives get set to hold a lame-duck legislative session session in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois' former House Speaker Michael Madigan, charged in a multimillion-dollar racketeering and bribery scheme that included the state’s largest utility, ComEd, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)