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'Corruption toll': 'ComEd 4' found guilty in Illinois bribery trial
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO (AP) — Federal jurors on Tuesday convicted all four defendants of bribery conspiracy at...
US District Judge James Zagel, ‘Renaissance man’ who presided over some of Chicago’s biggest trials,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLongtime U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, the former leader of the Illinois State Police who...
Politically connected businessman convicted of attempting to bribe legislators in a brief trial that...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn the annals of Chicago public corruption prosecutions, the federal bribery case against...
With Supreme Court to weigh in on federal bribery statute, ripples felt quickly in Chicago...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoA decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a Chicago-area bribery case has already reverberated...
House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public office
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Friday that would bar anyone convicted of a felony,...
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s racketeering trial postponed 6 months pending Supreme...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoCHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s landmark racketeering trial was postponed...
Afternoon Briefing: New details emerge in Michael Madigan case
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood afternoon, Chicago. What promises to be the biggest political corruption trial at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse since former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 2011 conviction is set to begin March 6 ...
Editorial: ‘Politics as usual?’ The ‘ComEd Four’ convictions say corruption is the better word.
Chicago Tribune· 1 year ago“Politics as usual.” That’s how defense lawyers in the corruption trial of the so-called ComEd Four tried to explain away their clients’ conduct. Nothing to see here, in other words, it’s just ...
Does the US prosecute more Republicans or Democrats? Here’s some data
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDemocratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted for the second time in 10 years on bribery and corruption...
A look at notable impeachments in US history, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial— in which he was acquitted Saturday on...