Government paints ex-ComEd officials as ‘grand masters of corruption’ before jury deliberations
Attorneys for both the defendants and the government made the same appeal to a federal jury Tuesday before it was...
Closing arguments in ComEd bribery trial set for Monday
After nearly six weeks, a federal jury has heard almost all the evidence in the bribery trial of three ex-lobbyists...
Former ComEd CEO says she didn’t remember wiretapped call that ‘proves my innocence’
When the former CEO of Commonwealth Edison was interviewed by federal prosecutors and agents in September 2019, she denied knowing...
Former ComEd CEO testifies she was unaware of Madigan allies’ monthly checks for no work
In May 2018, Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore called the utility’s longtime top contract lobbyist, Mike McClain, with some news:...
2 former ComEd CEOs – only one on trial – take stand in bribery case
Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore has spent the last five weeks sitting in a federal courtroom in Chicago, sandwiched...
Prosecutors rest case in ComEd bribery trial as former CEO plans to take stand in her defense
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case against three ex-lobbyists and the former CEO of electric utility Commonwealth Edison in...
Top Madigan foot soldier testifies he didn’t work for $4,500 monthly checks
After spending two decades giving up most of his nights, weekends and vacation time to do unpaid campaign work for...
‘Go forward with Ochoa’: Madigan kept pressure on ComEd for key board appointment
When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of Commonwealth Edison in April 2019, it was after a year and...
Jurors see Madigan ally’s ‘magic list’ that FBI agents seized on day of 2019 raids
It was sunny and approaching 75 degrees when FBI agents arrived at the Quincy home of Mike McClain on a...
‘Because Mike Madigan came to us’: Defendant invoked ex-speaker in defense of lobbying contracts
Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez had been a government informant for less than a month when he had a...
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