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Former ComEd CEO next defendant to be sentenced in federal corruption case
Sentencing is scheduled Monday for former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore, who was convicted of corruption in ...
State reps counter Lt. Gov. candidate’s claim that ethics led Illinois energy legislation
With two members of the ComEd Four scheduled to be sentenced next week, Illinois Democrats and Republicans differ on the need ...
Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison for scheme to bribe ex-Speaker Michael Madigan
Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...
One sentenced, three await in ComEd case connected to former IL speaker
As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans ...
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Former ComEd Lobbyist John Hooker Gets 18 Months in Prison for Role in Madigan Bribery Scheme
John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...
While co-defendant is sent in, Madigan asks to stay out
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 ...