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A seemingly routine arraignment for former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis took a turn Wednesday when prosecutors revealed that the city may try to intervene in the bombshell case as a victim of Solis ...
It was the day after Christmas 2018 when retiring Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis signed a secret agreement with federal prosecutors admitting to taking bribes from real estate developers in exchange ...
Solis, 72, faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine under the bribery charge, but he could escape all criminal charges under the terms of the deal.
Six years ago, Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis sat in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office to break the news that he would not be seeking re-election to the City Council. But don’t worry, Solis ...
After Bhachu's passionate defense of the deal with Solis, U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood agreed to exclude three years' time in Solis' case, meaning he's now on track to have the bribery charge ...
Daniel Solis took the witness stand Thursday in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan to testify about his unprecedented turn as an FBI mole. Dressed in a dark gray suit and ...
Solis’ direct examination, which in total lasted about 16 hours over four days, wrapped up Wednesday before an extended break for the Thanksgiving holiday. The trial, which began Oct. 8, is ...
But it was ultimately Solis’ stunning turn as a government mole that ultimately led to his February 2021 federal indictment for other alleged offenses, as well as separate recent charges against ...
Ex-Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis was back on the stand Tuesday to testify in the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan. Recorded phone calls have been a key part of Solis’ testimony in the ...
FBI mole Danny Solis takes long way to witness stand — but can’t escape Mike Madigan’s watchful eye Though Solis never looked Michael J. Madigan’s way in the courtoom, the former Illinois ...
The long-awaited testimony from Chicago-Alderman-turned-mole Daniel Solis began Thursday in former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's trial.
Daniel Solis, a former Chicago alderman and government mole who played a crucial role in the indictment of ex-alderman Edward Burke, finally took the stand in Burke’s federal corruption trial.