With two members of the ComEd Four scheduled to be sentenced next week, Illinois Democrats and Republicans differ on the need for energy-related ethics reform. Sentencing is scheduled next Monday, July 21,

Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a higher court.

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The sentence is well below the recommendation from federal prosecutors of 56 months.

As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans to appeal his conviction on ten counts

Federal prosecutors have recommended nearly six years in prison for ex-lobbyist Mike McClain over his role in the ComEd bribery scheme tied to Michael Madigan.

As the process to select Baltimore County’s next inspector general winds down, three candidates will undergo a final round of interviews, according to a statement posted on the county

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 million to then-Speaker Madigan's associates.

Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and said it would be "unjust" if he were held responsible for "the entire history

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) will ask the Ethics Committee on Monday to advance a proposal designed to prevent the city’s top lawyer from intervening in ongoing probes that risk “embarrassment or political consequences” for city leaders.