Good afternoon, Chicago.
Another long day of questioning potential jurors was underway today in the corruption trial of former Speaker Michael Madigan and his longtime friend, Michael McClain.
U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey has given the parties wide leeway in their questioning and said he will not put a time limit on the process. But before taking a midmorning break, he told the lawyers that at their current pace they will not get to opening statements until the week after next, which will extend the trial beyond the 10 weeks originally scheduled.
The first three jurors were chosen Wednesday, including a former kindergarten teacher, an Amazon warehouse worker and a Southwest Side insurance underwriter.
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