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(The Center Square) – Former Commonwealth Edison Senior Vice President Fidel Marquez told jurors in the ongoing "ComEd Four" corruption trial on Wednesday that sometimes even he was "surprised" at

(The Center Square) – Defense attorney Scott Lassar opened his cross-examination of prosecution star witness Fidel Marquez on Wednesday in the second week of the “ComEd Four” corruption trial by directly asking him if he had ever witne...

When the FBI first approached witness Fidel Marquez, he believed he had done nothing wrong.

The role lobbyists play in Springfield politics took center stage Thursday in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial.

A federal jury on Wednesday heard a recording of that call, the result of a wiretap on Marquez’s phone.

-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s forced ouster of his longtime chief of staff following allegations of sexual harassment, Commonwealth Edison official was considering how to help the Madigan ally

Government wraps up three days of questioning star witness; defense begins cross-examination

(The Center Square) – Firing off one salvo after another, defense attorney Patrick Cotter pressed long and hard on Thursday in his effort to essentially make jurors in the sweeping "ComEd 4" corruption case forget almost all of what th...

Fidel Marquez, the government’s witness, continued testifying for the fourth day, now under cross examination from defense attorneys seeking to show how their clients’ actions were above board when they tried to garner Madigan’s support on legislation in Springfield.

The government’s star witness acknowledged on cross-examination Thursday that maintaining a good relationship with powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan was an imperative part of legal lobbying.