CHICAGO — Former Ald. Daniel Solis’ testimony about his extraordinary turn as an FBI mole will continue for an abbreviated fourth day Wednesday before the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan takes an extended Thanksgiving break.

Former Chicago Alderman Danny Solis concluded a pivotal week of testimony in the corruption trial of former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say Madigan and his top aide Michael McClain ran a criminal conspiracy to enrich themselves and expand their political influence.

The same judge whom Larry Hoover’s attorneys are trying to disqualify from considering his re-sentencing is presiding over Michael Madigan’s corruption trial.

Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis took the stand Monday to testify in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial. Solis is the star witness for the prosecution. The jury heard many of his secret recordings in open court Monday.

Ex-Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis was back on the stand Tuesday to testify in the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Former Ald. Daniel Solis will resume testifying Monday in the corruption trial of ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan about his bombshell turn as an FBI mole.

Six years ago, Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis sat in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office to break the news that he would not be seeking re-election to the City Council. But don’t worry, Solis told Madigan,

Follow along as former Ald. Danny Solis, one of the most anticipated witnesses to take the stand in ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan's trial on corruption charges, resumes his testimony Tuesday afternoon.

In a federal courtroom on Monday, Solis testified that his call back to the speaker two minutes later opened a whole new avenue of focus for the feds’ still-unfolding corruption investigation, and added Madigan to the list of people he would surreptitiously record and lure into the FBI’s trap.

Danny Solis’s testimony in Michael Madigan’s corruption trial continued into day three on Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Madigan and his top aide ran a criminal conspiracy to enrich themselves. The government said they took official actions to benefit Private developers in exchange for bribes or other favors.