Ray Long is either the luckiest man in Illinois journalism or he has an inside source. His just-released book about former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan came out only a few weeks after a headline making 22-count federal indictment was filed by the U.S. Justice Department against the 79-year-old career politician. “I turned it in January 2021,” said … [Read more...] about Journalist’s book on former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan fills in gaps of two storied careers