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It was Christmastime 2013, and Portage Mayor James Snyder was in trouble. His mortgage business had tanked, the IRS was after him for a significant tax debt, and on top of that he had holiday spending to account for. His $62,000 salary as mayor of the small working-class town just wasn’t cutting it. So Snyder showed up unannounced to Great Lakes Peterbilt, the local truck dealership he’d ...

After six weeks of the high-profile trial, attorneys will wrap up closing arguments Monday before the jury deliberates the massive fraud case.

Since late 2022, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged dozens of people in connection with what they allege was a widespread conspiracy to steal $250 million by falsifying reimbursement requests for 18 million meals. Closing arguments are Monday.

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.

Under the plea agreement, Sean Eberhart will pay restitution of $60,000, although it's unclear if he'll serve time in prison.

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week:

It’s a sign of how serious all sides are taking the sentencing of Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors are seeking life sentences for four former Commonwealth Edison leaders convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a defense attorney said.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors are seeking life sentences for four former Commonwealth Edison leaders convicted of conspiring to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a defense attorney said. A federal...