CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) Nearly six decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his convictions on federal corruption charges — including bribery — earlier this year.

The longtime Democratic power broker, known for his fastidiousness, even beat the Illinois Supreme Court to the punch.

Two months before he reported to a West Virginia prison in October, Madigan filed a motion with the high court to have his name stricken from the roll of attorneys admitted to the state bar, according to court records. An administrator for the Supreme Court’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission wrote that “on the date” Madigan filed his Aug. 19 motion, she was investigating Madigan’s criminal conduct.

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