The sound of a once-mighty machine is replaced by a resounding crack of a gavel, the final note in a symphony of corruption, patronage, and unchecked power that spanned more than half a century.
...The fall of Madigan is not Just judgment on a single man. It’s a mirror held up to our collective failures. Our indifference. Our inability to demand better because we've accepted a broken system as our inheritance. For many, it's all we've ever known...