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Thirty-six people have served as jurors this year in three high-profile corruption trials at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Here’s what they have to say.
Birdie and Junebug are Bernese Mountain Dogs who have been fixtures at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse for years. It’s not unheard of to see them trailing Judge Virginia Kendall through the hallways or up onto her courtroom bench.
Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial want to speak to the jurors who found them guilty of a conspiracy to bribe former Speaker Mike Madigan.
Attorneys for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker filed a motion in U.S District Court, asking for an order granting them permission to speak to the panel of seven women and five men who last week found them guilty on every count.
Photo caption: (clockwise top left) Anne Pramaggiore, Mike McClain, John Hooker and Jay Doherty