Former Madigan confidant Tim Mapes convicted of lying to protect his boss
A federal jury in Chicago on Thursday convicted a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of lying under oath to a grand jury to protect his once-powerful boss who is scheduled to go on trial on multiple corruption charges.
Tim Mapes: Prosecutors prepare to rest their case against Madigan's former chief of staff
Prosecutors are getting ready to rest their case against the former Illinois House Speaker's Chief of Staff, Tim Mapes.
Michael Madigan's former Chief of Staff says he didn't purposely give false testimony to feds
A jury heard opening statements Wednesday in the perjury trial of Tim Mapes, who is the former chief of staff for Michael Madigan.
Judge dismisses bribery charges against ComEd in connection with ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
A federal judge has dismissed bribery charges against the utility giant ComEd, which were related to a scheme that resulted in the indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan’s ex-chief of staff wants judge to block feds from playing roughly 100 recordings at perjury trial
Defense attorneys for a longtime aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking a federal judge to block prosecutors from playing roughly 100 secret recordings of Springfield insiders during Chicago’s next public corruption trial, set to begin in six weeks.
ComEd bribery trial: Lawyers for Pramaggiore, Hooker ask for permission to speak to jurors
Lawyers for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker want to speak to the jurors who found them guilty of a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe former House Speaker Mike Madigan.
Former Illinois governor calls for ethics reform after ComEd Four trial verdict
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is calling for ethics reform in light of the ComEd Four trial verdict.
Illinois lawmaker proposes arming AG, state's attorneys with federal-style wiretapping authority
Reacting to this week's sweeping guilty verdicts in the ComEd Four trial, some state lawmakers are demanding tough new ethics reform.
ComEd bribery trial: Jury reaches guilty verdict for all 4 defendants in case involving Madigan
Federal jurors on Tuesday reached a guilty verdict in the case against four former political power players who were labeled "grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to benefit ComEd.
Flannery Fired Up previews ComEd trial and secret FBI recordings
The trial has provided an unprecedented look inside the way utility consumers get slapped with big rate hikes.
ComEd bribery trial: Jury begins deliberating after prosecutors call defendants ‘grand masters of corruption’
Federal jurors have begun to deliberate the case against four former political power players who were labeled Tuesday “grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to benefit ComEd.