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April 26, 2023
The jury in the so-called "ComEd 4 trial" deliberated for a second day Wednesday. The bribery case surrounds Michael Madigan.
April 26, 2023
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...
April 25, 2023
(The Center Square) – Michael McClain's attorney said Monday that his client was the best lobbyist in the state, not part of a conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. "Lobbying and politics ar...
April 25, 2023
A defense attorney for a longtime friend of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called on a federal jury Monday to "be the shield" between a private citizen and a "very powerful government committed, dedicated and on a mission to get Mike Madigan." But federal prosecutors asked that same jury to reject the idea that a "stunning" stream of benefits delivered to Madigan by that friend and three others amounted to anything other than bribery, albeit not in th...
April 25, 2023
Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words
April 25, 2023
After nearly seven weeks of evidence and arguments, a federal jury is now deliberating the fate of the “ComEd Four,” a group of executives and lobbyists accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his influence over the utility’s legislative agenda in Springfield.
April 25, 2023
Two former Commonwealth Edison executives on trial for allegedly bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) to advance the utility company’s legislative agenda told jurors on Monday that the government showed their actions were good lobbying, not illegal acts.
April 25, 2023
The comments came as lawyers spent more than five hours Monday making their closing arguments in the Chicago trial of four former political power players on...
April 25, 2023
(The Center Square) – Defense attorneys for the four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyist accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday their clients did nothing wrong. Form...
April 25, 2023
Prosecutors in the so-called ComEd Four trial say the defendants are liars and bribers. Defense attorneys say their clients are talented at their jobs, and merely were caught in a government witch hunt aimed at Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.