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Jurors shown payments to four political allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan who allegedly received thousands of dollars a month for doing little or no work.

(The Center Square) – Business records show associates of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan were paid $4,000 to $5,000 a month through a utility company lobbyist. Federal prosecutors contend those associates...

"Please know, I AM NOT complaining." Jurors in ComEd Four bribery trial shown subcontractor payments to Michael Madigan allies.

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez had been a government informant for less than a month when he had...

The bribery trial continues after the government’s star witness spent 21 hours on the stand.

CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez had been a government informant for less than a month when he had...

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

Prosecutors in the “ComEd Four” trial played wiretapped calls Monday showing in vivid detail how lobbyist Michael McClain served for years as the key go-between for ComEd and Madigan.

The “ComEd Four” trial recordings have given jurors — and the public — the ultimate insider glimpse into how the famously reclusive former House Speaker Michael Madigan conducted his business.

The abrupt end to House Speaker Michael Madigan’s nearly four-decade reign over Illinois politics was only two years away when a trio of key players in the ongoing “ComEd Four” trial gathered for a secretly recorded conference call.