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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the Prairie State's most powerful politician, was indicted Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges, after months of prosecutors pursuing a sprawling public corruption probe that has already ensnared some of his former aides and allies.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the Prairie State's most powerful politician, was indicted Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges, after months of prosecutors pursuing a sprawling public corruption probe that has already ensnared some of his former aides and allies.
The mask mandate for Illinois courts was lifted on Monday, as indoor mask requirements also ended throughout the state, though an Illinois Supreme Court order still allows individual circuit courts to adopt their own mask rules based on local public health guidance.
A Cook County jury on Thursday awarded $1.8 million to a Texas woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a security guard while staying at a Chicago-area Holiday Inn and claimed that the hotel's negligence allowed the assault to take place.
An Illinois federal judge refused to dismiss public corruption charges against Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and other ex-lobbyists and executives on Thursday, saying prosecutors didn't need to allege a quid pro quo to bring charges that the former employees conspired to bribe public officials in a push for favorable energy regulation.