Rep. Keicher Responds As Former Madigan Chief of Staff Heads to Trial

Jury selection began on Monday in the perjury trial of Mike Madigan’s former Chief of Staff, Tim Mapes. This is the latest episode of the Federal government’s wide-ranging corruption investigation. Mapes is accused of lying to federal investigators about communications and knowledge he had of Madigan’s corrupt activities.

“When I went to Springfield, part of my mission was to return the government of Illinois back to the people and out of the hands of the Mike Madigan machine. I look forward to this next step of holding folks accountable and making sure that it won’t happen again,” said State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) about the latest corruption trial involving a former person within state government.