Nine months ago, a federal judge delayed the blockbuster trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan for fear that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a key bribery law could undermine the prosecution — even if on a technicality.

The high court has since handed down its decision. And Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Blakey declined to dismiss several criminal counts against Madigan in the wake of that opinion.

Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar wants to represent himself on charges he filed a false police report.

Attorney Scott Marquardt was allowed to quit Wednesday after telling Judge Daniel Guerin there was “fundamental disagreement about how to proceed” between him and Khokhar.

Mayor Brandon Johnson was pressed on several topics during a news conference Wednesday—including a shooting on the CTA Red Line that left a man wounded during the morning rush.

The mayor did not provide any specifics about what new ideas he would consider for the Chicago Transit Authority, and he refused to discuss whether a change in leadership was necessary going forward.