Madigan spend a half-century in the Illinois legislature and retired in 2021. Since then, he’s been receiving payments from General Assembly Retirement System (GARS).
Before he was convicted last week, Madigan collected a pension worth $158,027 last year and was paid $580,811 from 2021 through 2024. Per state statute, the retirement system will not be able to recoup those dollars.
Illinois Policy Institute Assistant Editor Dylan Sharkey said it shouldn’t be that way.
“Although he was just convicted now, he was convicted of crimes from years ago, well before he retired, meaning that he should have to pay back what he’s already been paid out, that $580,000,” Sharkey told The Center Square.
Madigan, 82, faces at least 20 years in federal prison.
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