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In a glimpse behind the curtain, federal prosecutors tell jurors at perjury trial of Tim Mapes how...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn his heyday, Tim Mapes, diminutive but domineering, was feared in Springfield. He threatened...
As ‘ComEd Four’ shifts to defense, FBI wiretaps could prove hard to overcome
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the “ComEd Four” trial shifts to the defense phase, one thing has become clear. The prosecution’s best testimony hasn’t come from the cooperators who lined up to testify about ComEd’s efforts ...
'My life depends on it': Charlie Adelson testifies prosecutors 'wrong' about Markel murder
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCharlie Adelson spent all day Thursday on the witness stand — denying he had anything to do with the...
Feds say they will call ex-Ald. Daniel Solis to testify against Madigan
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFederal prosecutors said Monday they plan to call former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis to the witness...
Legendary Madigan precinct captain expected to give ‘ComEd Four’ jury street-level view of speaker’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn four weeks of testimony, jurors in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial have heard from a top staffer to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, current and former legislators from Madigan’s Democratic ...
Testimony in Tim Mapes perjury trial centers on Chinatown land transfer at center of Madigan...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEfforts to transfer a state-owned parcel of land in Chinatown that are at the heart of the...
‘We had to hire these guys‘: Jury in ‘ComEd Four’ trial hears recordings laying out role of...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe far-reaching federal investigation into an alleged scheme by ComEd to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan was heating up in early 2019 when two key players described how it worked in ...
Politically connected businessman James Weiss heads to trial amid swirling investigations, intrigue
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoChicago businessman James Weiss may not exactly be a household name, but he’s spent his life running...