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A former state representative testified at the “ComEd Four” trial Thursday that he never passed another bill after he refused to vote to reinstall House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(The Center Square) – Opening statements could begin Wednesday in a two-year-old case accusing four former ComEd executives and lobbyists of a multi-year scheme to corruptly influence longtime former Illinois
ComEd, Madigan focus of federal bribery trial
The decision kicked off the trial’s first day, the bulk of which was spent by the judge questioning 95 potential jurors. By Wednesday morning, 12 jury members...
CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday at a federal trial in Chicago that could offer an inside look at pay-to-play politics in Illinois that