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‘No agreement to commit a crime’: Ex-Speaker Madigan’s legal team previews likely defense in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDefense attorneys in the federal racketeering case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
'Game of subtraction': Illinois GOP reeling after chairman's resignation
Fox local via AOL· 13 hours agoThey currently hold no statewide constitutional offices and are in super-minority status in the Statehouse - despite a scandal that pushed former Democratic House Speaker ...
Afternoon Briefing: Hinsdale car wash may close to settle lawsuit from victim’s family
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGood afternoon, Chicago. Defense attorneys in the federal racketeering case against former Illinois...
New judge takes over ComEd bribery case ahead of sentencing
The Center Square· 7 days agoPresident Ronald Reagan nominated Leinenweber to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...
GOP Chair Don Tracy calls it quits
Politico· 23 hours agoIt addresses whether a federal bribery statute should criminalize gratuities without any quid pro quo agreement. It’s at the heart of the case involving...
Ed Burke seeks sentencing delay
Crain s Chicago Business· 7 days agoEd Burke is asking a federal judge to delay his upcoming sentencing until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the appeal of a corruption case involving the former mayor of Portage, Ind. Burke’s ...
Jim Dey: Dems asking high court to approve their last-minute rule change
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 19—Who says you can't change the rules in the middle of the game? Actually, most people who accept the concept of fair and balanced competition say exactly that. But they are not Democrats ...
Jim Dey: Campaign funds helping Chicago mayor to look good
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 17—Check out Chicago's new mayor. He's sporting an expensive, if not necessarily improved, new look. That's because Mayor Brandon Johnson is spending big money from his campaign treasury ...
Chicago downplays the threat of losing its biggest water customer — DuPage
Crain s Chicago Business· 4 days agoIn May, DuPage bought the former Green Acres Country Club for $80 million, catching Chicago officials and the village of Northbrook, where the land resides, by surprise. Buying the 127-acre ...