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(The Center Square) – Prosecutors revealed Tuesday they found the so-called "magic list" handwritten on hotel stationery in a tote bag in a former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist's Toyota Avalon. Prosecutors have mentioned...

In 2019, agents searched homes of allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, seizing documents and finding none showing any work was done in exchange for payment.

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez had been...

Jurors in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial saw a parade of FBI agents testify Wednesday about raids on the City Club and the home of its longtime president, Jay Doherty.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors played a series of secretly recorded phone calls for the jury in the Commonwealth Edison bribery case on Monday that featured former utility lobbyists and executives talking frankly about what it takes...

Michael McClain says, “We had to hire these guys because Mike Madigan came to us. That’s, it’s that simple.”

Listen as Anne Pramaggiore, Mike McClain and John Hooker strategized on who would serve as the go-between with Speaker Madigan. McClain, Madigan's close friend, lays out in plain terms what the speaker does for ComEd.

(The Center Square) – A former Commonwealth Edison executive who cooperated with federal investigators stepped down Monday afternoon after five days on the witness stand. Fidel Marquez, 61, who had served as the utility...

Prosecutors present recordings showing Madigan confidant Michael McClain didn’t trust incoming utility boss Joseph Dominguez, a former federal prosecutor.

Bribery trial continues after government’s star witness spent 21 hours on the stand