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Lawyers for the ComEd Four defendants have tried to cast doubt by challenging the allegation built into the case that Madigan could be bought.

The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case.

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The former CEO of Commonwealth Edison denied knowing that Michael Madigan had been getting paid indirectly by ComEd through contract lobbyists.

After six weeks of testimony, the “ComEd Four” bribery trial involving an alleged scheme to bribe House Speaker Michael Madigan is nearing an end.

(The Center Square) – Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore said Monday that she was unaware the company had hired several people connected with former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan until 2019, long after lawmakers passed legislat...

The defense is expected to wrap its case by the end of this week.

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore is expected to face cross-examination in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial Tuesday.

Anne Pramaggiore went toe-to-toe with Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker, who questioned Pramaggiore for around two and a half hours and challenged the assertions Pramaggiore made Monday on the witness stand.

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore held her ground while being cross-examined by a federal prosecutor in her corruption trial Tuesday, insisting that a secretly recorded call central to the feds case against her "proves my innocence."