The foreman of the jury that rendered a split decision in the landmark trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday that the panel was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal on the main racketeering charge and that he felt much of the prosecution was “government overreach.

Jurors in the landmark federal corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan provided insight Wednesday into how they reached their decision. After 11 days of deliberations, a jury of eight women and four men convicted the longtime politician,