"Ex-Chief of Staff Tim Mapes Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in Prison for Loyalty Misguided"

Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying to a grand jury as part of a federal investigation into his former boss. The judge expressed frustration and questioned Mapes' motivations, suggesting that his loyalty to Madigan and another associate was gravely misguided. Mapes, who had been granted immunity, repeatedly lied before the grand jury. The sentencing is part of a larger federal corruption probe that has resulted in multiple convictions, including that of another former state lawmaker.