RAY LONG

MRN THIS WEEK: Ray Long and the verdict against Mike McClain

May 6, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher

Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune covered the “ComEd 4” trial and also, literally, wrote the book on Michael Madigan, former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He and MRN’s Bob Gough talk about the outcome and what it means for future lobbying efforts in the Statehouse. McClain’s sentencing in federal court is scheduled…

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MRN This Week: Ray Long and 'The House that Madigan Built'

April 25, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher

QUINCY — J. Robert Gough talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Ray Long, who penned the book “The House That Madigan Built”, which chronicles the rise and fall of the longest tenured statehouse speaker in U.S. History. Long also discusses the involvement of long-time Madigan consigliere Mike McClain, the retired lobbyist and lawmaker from Quincy, who…

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