Page 5 - John Hooker News Today

When John Hooker graduated from Fairfield High School, he had a decision to make.

(Chicago, IL) -- Sentencing is delayed for the so-called ComEd Four. The delays were granted after the U.S. Su...

Lawyers argued that the Supreme Court’s decision in the Indiana case could come down “right at the end” of Madigan’s trial, “rendering any result … moot.”

A judge declined to put the ComEd bribery case fully on hold Monday despite a Supreme Court review of a key corruption law. But a similar request is expected to be made of Madigan’s judge.

(The Center Square) – A judge on Monday temporarily postponed sentencing dates for four former executives and lobbyists at the states largest utility company convicted of conspiring to bribe former

(The Center Square) – A judge on Monday temporarily postponed sentencing dates for four former executives and lobbyists at the state's largest utility company convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madig...

Stop the sentencing hearings!

The dispute is whether a federal bribery statute criminalizes only bribery, as opposed to also criminalizing so-called gratuities or rewards.

(The Center Square) – Four former executives and lobbyists at the states largest utility company convicted in May of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have asked

(The Center Square) – Four former executives and lobbyists at the state's largest utility company convicted in May of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have asked a judge to pause their case before sente...