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(The Center Square) – Jurors in the "ComEd 4" federal corruption are slated for a third day of deliberations on Thursday after not having reached a verdict despite more than 10 hours in the jury room Wednesday discussion an alleged sch...

Defense makes final plea that prosecutors' case alleging bribery conspiracy 'makes no sense' By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois

(The Center Square) – A jury will decide if four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists conspired as part of an eight-year pay-for-play scheme to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Jur...

Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was left to deliberate the fate of four former ComEd officials accused of bribery: Use your common sense."

Jury deliberations are set to continue today for the former ComEd officials accused of bribing powerful former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The defense made a final plea that the prosecutors’ case accusing bribery conspiracy ‘makes no sense.’

(The Center Square) – An assistant U.S. attorney called the four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists "the grandmasters of corruption" before turning the state's highest profile corruption case in years over to a jury Tu...

After six weeks of trial, 12 jurors are considering the merits of the case that ended former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record-breaking grip on power.

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was le...

A federal jury has resumed deliberations in the “ComEd Four” trial alleging a group of executives and lobbyists conspired to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his influence.