Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics May 03, 2023
The trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is still a year away, but a federal jury fired a dire warning shot Tuesday when it convicted four former political insiders of a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe the once-powerful Southwest Side Democrat.Following 27 hours of deliberations at the end of a trial that featured about 50 witnesses over six weeks, the 12 jurors convicted longtime Madigan friend and confidant Michael... + full article
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics April 07, 2023
Former McPier boss Juan Ochoa took the stand Thursday in the trial of four political power players and told the tale of his appointment to ComEd’s board — a seemingly typical Chicago backroom deal involving then-Illinois . Then, prosecutors played another set of phone calls... + más
‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd | Chicago Sun Times
ComEd had to earn Madigan’s favor for legislative success, fed star witness says | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics April 06, 2023
Jurors listening to the trial of four former political power players accused of conspiring to bribe onetime Illinois have likely become very familiar with the former speaker’s voice by now. They’ve heard recordings of Madigan strategizing over leadership changes in the... + más
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics March 29, 2023
A close confidant of Michael J. Madigan sat down with a new ComEd CEO in March 2019 and explained how the then-powerful Illinois House speaker had long viewed the massive utility as an When technology put an end to Madigan’s ability to put people in meter reader jobs, ComEd... + más
Madigan ruled ‘through fear and intimidation,’ ComEd bribery trial jurors told | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics March 27, 2023
The federal government’s star witness — former executive Fidel Marquez — took the stand in the ComEd bribery trial Monday, as prosecutors plan to use secretly recorded FBI conversations to spotlight a key contract used to pay associates of former House Speaker Marquez, who... + más
Attorney general seeking more money for consumers from ComEd for scandal tied to House Speaker Michael Madigan | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics March 21, 2023
A veteran Democratic state lawmaker who sponsored major gaming legislation in the Illinois House of Representatives told a federal jury Monday that former Speaker Michael Madigan once ruled that chamber “through fear and intimidation.” When asked what Madigan valued most in... + más
Opening statements delivered in ComEd bribery trial | WGN-TV
WGN-TV USA Nation March 15, 2023
Posted: Mar 15, 2023 / 01:15 PM CDT Updated: Mar 15, 2023 / 02:49 PM CDT SHARE CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Chicago delivered their opening statement to jurors in the involving former executives and lobbyists for the ComEd, the largest electric utility in Illinois. For... + más
ComEd to spend $40 million on plan to rid homes of natural gas | Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Tribune USA Politics September 22, 2022
A month after state regulators ordered Commonwealth Edison to pay $38 million in refunds due to the scandal tied to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, the Illinois attorney general wants consumers to get a little more. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday said ComEd... + más
Gov. J.B. Pritzker deflects on corruption as state Sen. Emil Jones III resigns leadership and committee posts after federal bribery charges | Chicago Tribune
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