Lawyers for convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan are arguing for a new trial in his corruption case, saying prosecutors failed to prove the then-powerful Democrat knew about a scheme by ...

Madigan. A federal jury in May 2023 convicted Madigan ally Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty for the ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Michael McClain (clockwise from top left), Anne Pramaggiore, Jay Doherty, John Hooker, also known as the “ComEd Four.” Sun-Times Share Four people ...

He and longtime political confidant Michael McClain were accused of conspiring with utility companies ComEd and AT&T to provide no-show jobs to Madigan's allies in exchange for the speaker's help ...

Michael McClain arrives at the U.S. Dirksen Courthouse on March 14, 2023, on the first day of the "ComEd Four" bribery conspiracy trial. McClain, 75, a former Democratic legislator and lobbyist ...

Madigan, 82, and his longtime political confidant Michael McClain were accused of conspiring with utility companies ComEd and AT&T to provide no-show jobs to Madigan's allies in exchange for the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Day 40 of the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain on Thursday marked the final day of testimony jurors will ...

While Madigan faces a sentencing hearing, co-defendant Michael McClain does not, because jurors either found McClain not guilty or could not reach a verdict. McClain, however, still faces a ...

DECATUR — The accused Decatur drug dealer who beat and kicked a disabled customer to death was sentenced to 16 years in ...

Before the hearing adjourned, however, attorney Patrick Cotter, who represents longtime Madigan confidant Michael McClain, appeared to grow agitated, telling the judge that the defendants could ...