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A federal judge just dismissed the Madigan-related bribery charges against ComEd in Illinois. Madigan's not quite in the clear, though, as he's due to face corruption charges at trial next year. Jon Seidel of the Chicago Sun-Times joins John Howell to clear up what this means for the IL Dems' disgra
Many former federal prosecutors who served in that office, including me, believe it was high time, if not long overdue, for a woman or minority to be nominated for the top post in the Northern District of Illinois, a former federal prosecutor writes.
Heather Mack – whose father was late musician James L Mack – and boyfriend Tommy Schaefer murdered her mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack at a luxury 5-star resort in Bali in 2014
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.
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