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In the ComEd Four trial, prosecutors played a phone call discussing ComEd's reason for hiring subcontractors who did not perform any real work.

The testimony capped the fourth week in the ComEd bribery trial. Prosecutors have presented nearly all of their evidence and predict they will rest their case by Tuesday.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors in the "ComEd 4" federal corruption trial sought to illustrate for jurors Thursday how they contend the four defendants now facing charges were at the center of a ghost-payroll operation. ...

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors have called more than 35 witnesses so far as they seek to prove that a group of Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists gave out no-work jobs to associates of former Illinois House Speaker Michael...

(The Center Square) – One after another, federal agent after federal agent marched to the witness stand Wednesday as prosecutors in the "ComEd 4" federal corruption trial sought to lay out for jurors a vivid illustration of the control...

The ex-speaker’s comment that ‘Some of these guys made out like bandits’ did not refer to the $1.3 million involved in the current trial, defense argued. A judge agreed.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Juan Ochoa testified in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial Thursday about one of the central allegations in the sprawling bribes-for-favors case involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

(The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber sided with "ComEd 4 trial" defense attorneys late Wednesday when he ruled jurors would not hear former longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan marvel at the way some of h...

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