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After weeks of testimony in the federal corruption trial, jurors weren’t willing to give a pass to the old, corrupt ways of doing business. The rest of Illinois shouldn’t be either.
The four found guilty of conspiracy were playing by Mike Madigan's rules to get ahead, juror says. "This should be a landmark where we start to do better."
A federal jury has convicted the “ComEd Four” defendants on all charges, including that they conspired to bribe House Speaker Michael Madigan to win support for the utility’s legislative agenda.
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been indicted in the case, though his own trial is scheduled for next year.