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Feds’ star witness takes stand in ‘ComEd Four’ trial, testifying utility worked to gain leverage...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than four years after the FBI knocked on his door, former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez finally began his long-awaited turn on a federal witness stand Monday, testifying about his ...
‘ComEd Four’ defense tries to turn Madigan ‘fear and intimidation’ testimony on its head
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJurors in the “ComEd Four” case have heard testimony that former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan ruled for decades by “fear and intimidation,” allegedly pulling strings behind the scenes ...
Jim Dey: ComEd's goal was to make sure Madigan was 'happy'
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 2—The rat was, according to news accounts, "relaxed" while relating details to the jury about one of this state's biggest political scandals. Why not? Admitted co-conspirator and former ...
Dick Simpson, a fixture in Chicago’s political and academic spheres for more than 50 years, is...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDick Simpson has been an institution within an institution for 55 years as a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Simpson, UIC professor emeritus of political science, has thrived ...
Ken Griffin’s money expected to again play role in Illinois Supreme Court elections, starting with...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe state’s wealthiest man, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, is again exerting influence in a race for an...
Illinois statewide races: Alexi Giannoulias the Democratic winner for secretary of state, while...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias succeeded Tuesday in the first step of his political...
Catholic dioceses in Illinois under-reported number of abusive priests, state finds
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide,...
Housing authority director part of Edgar Fellows Program
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 28—URBANA — Forty emerging, public policy leaders from across Illinois, including Vermilion County Housing Authority Executive Director Jaclyn Vinson, have been selected to be part of the ...
