Judge to rule in mid-December on whether to acquit a former AT&T exec accused of bribing Mike Madigan
In September, a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case against former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza.
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Plan to ban carbon injections near aquifers stalls in Senate
An Illinois Senate committee hit pause on a bill to ban carbon sequestration injections near aquifers after more than an hour of debate Wednesday.
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Bar owner can’t argue he was framed for arson, federal judge rules
A business owner cannot pursue a lawsuit alleging that a retired arson investigator fabricated evidence that led to his arrest for a fire set at his bar, a federal judge ruled.
Jurors hear call where ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan talks about getting job for state rep’s wife
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a series of never-before-played ...
Mike Madigan trial live updates: Evidence at question as cross-examination of star witness continues
The defense continued to cross-examine a star witness on Thursday in Michael Madigan's federal corruption trial.
‘The speaker jumped all over it’: Jurors hear call where Madigan talks about getting job for state rep’s wife
Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a series of never-before-played ...
ComEd lured TikTok historian out of safe union job, then fired him.
Popular Chicago historian Shermann Dilla Thomas had a six-figure day job at ComEd; then he took the CEO's suggestion and ...
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Star witness in Madigan trial grilled on cross-examination
Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed to a life-altering assignment as a cooperating witness in a criminal case the government was building against his ...
Madigan jurors hear star witness helped feds bring criminal charges against ComEd officials
Jurors learned that the cooperation of Fidel Marquez led to criminal charges against former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ...
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‘You agreed to wear wires against your ComEd family’: Star witness in Madigan trial grilled on cross-examination
Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed to a life-altering assignment as a ...
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VIDEO: Marquez testimony limitations debated at Madigan corruption trial
(The Center Square) – Former ComEd executive and cooperating government witness Fidel Marquez has returned to the witness ...