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Prosecutors rest case in Illinois utility corruption trial

Prosecutors rest case in Illinois utility corruption trial

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors have nearly finished presenting their case to jurors in the Commonwealth Edison bribery trial after calling 37 witnesses over 16 days. For most of the day Tuesday, prosecutors had one o...

‘Understand this, that I control that contract,’ Edward Moody says he was told by Madigan. ‘If you stop doing your political work, you’ll lose that contract.’

Chicago political foot soldier Ed Moody testified about the city's quid-pro-quo politics in the so-called "ComEd Four" bribery trial Tuesday.

(The Center Square) – One of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's top political operatives told jurors in the Commonwealth Edison bribery trial he was paid through utility contracts with lobbyists for years despite not doing...

Prosecutors called three dozen witnesses over four weeks as they sought to prove four former political players conspired to bribe Madigan by arranging for jobs, contracts and money for his allies.

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday against four defendants accused of seeking over $1 million worth of favors in a case tied to former state House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Prosecutors have rested their side of the trial against four people accused of seeking favors for Illinois’ largest electric utility by arranging $1.3 million in contracts and payments for associates