ComEd customers to receive credit on bill next April
Next year, you're going to see a credit on your ComEd bill.
Wiretap recorded Mike Madigan learning about secret payments to controversial ex-political aide: court records
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was recorded on a wiretapped phone call in 2018 discussing with lobbyist confidant Michael McClain a plan to arrange secret payments to a close political ally who had been implicated in a sexual harassment scandal, newly released court documents show.
Former Madigan chief of staff asks judge to toss parts of his perjury indictment
The former longtime chief of staff to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a judge to toss part of his perjury indictment, arguing that key questions he fielded in front of a federal grand jury were ambiguous and that some of his allegedly false answers were "literally true."
Attorney for Michael Madigan says 'millions and millions' of documents need to be reviewed
His legal team told a judge they need to review “millions and millions” of documents over the next several months before deciding on any pretrial motions.
Ex-state Rep. Acevedo gets 6 months in prison in case tied to Michael Madigan probe
A federal judge sentenced former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo” on Wednesday to six months in prison for cheating on his taxes in a prosecution that resulted from the same investigation that led to the indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan.
Feds want to keep September trial in case involving Madigan co-defendant McClain
Three weeks after the indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, federal prosecutors told a judge they want to keep their Sept. 12 trial date in a related bribery case that involves Madigan co-defendant Michael McClain.
Roberto Caldero to plead guilty, says ‘at no time … would I be wearing a wire’
Political operative Roberto Caldero insisted on publicly telling a federal judge Thursday "at no time in the past or in the future would I be wearing a wire" after his lawyer confirmed Caldero intends to plead guilty in a corruption case involving ex-Ald. Danny Solis (25th).
Michael Madigan pleads not guilty in racketeering, bribery case
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and bribery. Madigan entered the plea through an attorney Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Pritzker after Madigan indictment: 'corruption and self-dealing among Illinois politicians must end'
"An indictment of this magnitude is a condemnation of a system infected with promises of pay-to-play. The era of corruption and self-dealing among Illinois politicians must end," Gov. Pritzker said Thursday.
‘Like the Berlin Wall falling!’ Some West Lawn residents toast neighbor Michael Madigan’s indictment
Michael Madigan has been a fixture of Chicago’s Southwest Side for decades, but some of his neighbors believe his indictment Wednesday on federal corruption charges was a “long time coming.”
'Madigan Enterprise': 106-page indictment describes Madigan's decade-long criminal conspiracy
Once known as the most powerful politician in the Illinois State Capitol, former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was indicted on 22 counts Wednesday.
