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Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.

Federal prosecutors rested their case on Wednesday after more than a month of grueling testimony in the "ComEd Four" trial.

(The Center Square) – Defense attorneys in the “ComEd 4” federal corruption trial intimated to jurors on Thursday that there was no way former House Speaker Michael Madigan would ever conspire with the defendants in a pay-for-play sche...

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - When the former CEO of Commonwealth Edison was interviewed by federal prosecutors and agents in September 2019, she ...

(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...

Anne Pramaggiore testifies in her defense that she was unaware that the contractors hired by the utility through Jay Doherty’s company had connections to the ex- speaker.

(The Center Square) – Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore told jurors in the utility bribery case Monday that she operated ethically and never tried to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan or anyone else. ...

Anne Pramaggiore testifies in her defense that she was unaware that the contractors hired by the utility through Jay Doherty’s company had connections to the ex- speaker.

Though the trial is now entering its sixth week, there were hints Monday that it could be nearing its end.

Anne Pramaggiore was one of Chicago’s most high-profile executives, serving as CEO of ComEd, as well as chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Chicago’s Board of Directors, and on the boards of DePaul University and Motorola. All of those titles are gone now and replaced with another: defendant.