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A key allegation in the “ComEd Four” trial, expected to begin Tuesday with jury selection, promises a fascinating glimpse into how the struggle over the reins of power in Illinois can create some strange bedfellows.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber made his new ruling after an earlier decision regarding the recordings, made last week, was challenged by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.
Jury selection underway in bribery trial of ComEd officials
Jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse are expected to get a close-up look at how Springfield operated in the last decade when four political power players head to trial.
The four were indicted in November 2020 and accused in a nearly decadelong scheme to sway Madigan. They allegedly landed his associates jobs, contracts and money while legislation crucial to ComEd’s bottom line moved through Springfield.