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In closing arguments, feds hammer at ‘stunning’ stream of benefits to Madigan while defense calls bribery charges ‘collateral damage’

Four former political power players are accused of arranging for jobs, contracts and money for Madigan allies in an illegal bid to sway Madigan on legislation crucial to ComEd. Their trial is in its seventh week, and jurors could begin deliberating Tuesday.

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ComEd bribery case — which shook Illinois politics to the core — goes into the hands of jurors next week

The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case.

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$CPD leadership blamed for fractious response to weekend gatherings, Ed Burke Day proposal pulled and more in your Chicago news roundup$

CPD leadership blamed for fractious response to weekend gatherings, Ed Burke Day proposal pulled and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Former ComEd CEO testifies that secretly recorded call central to bribery case against her actually ‘proves my innocence’

Anne Pramaggiore went toe-to-toe with Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker, who questioned Pramaggiore for around two and a half hours and challenged the assertions Pramaggiore made Monday on the witness stand.

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On witness stand, former ComEd CEO denies knowing contractors were tied to Madigan: ‘I didn’t know who they were’

Anne Pramaggiore testifies in her defense that she was unaware that the contractors hired by the utility through Jay Doherty’s company had connections to the ex- speaker.

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Walmart’s plan to close stores slammed, an El Chapo crime saga update and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Despite cache of secret FBI recordings, ex-ComEd CEO tells jurors in bribery trial she didn’t view Madigan as an ally of utility

Anne Pramaggiore will face more questions when the ComEd bribery trial resumes Monday, when she will surely face vigorous cross-examination by prosecutors in the high-stakes case.

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Prosecution rests in ComEd bribery trial as defense says former CEO Anne Pramaggiore will testify

Prosecutors called three dozen witnesses over four weeks as they sought to prove four former political players conspired to bribe Madigan by arranging for jobs, contracts and money for his allies.

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Longtime precinct captain says he was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by ComEd to do political work for Michael Madigan

‘Understand this, that I control that contract,’ Edward Moody says he was told by Madigan. ‘If you stop doing your political work, you’ll lose that contract.’

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Understanding faculty strikes at Illinois public universities, DNC eyes the UC and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore | ComEd Exhibit 63-T

Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore discuss Juan Ochoa.

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Telephone conversation between Fidel Marquez and Anne Pramaggiore | ComEd Exhibit 71-T

CASE TITLE: United States v. McClain, et al.

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‘I will keep pressing’: Jurors hear ComEd CEO taking orders after key witness explains appointment to utility’s board

The testimony capped the fourth week in the ComEd bribery trial. Prosecutors have presented nearly all of their evidence and predict they will rest their case by Tuesday.

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What’s next for CPS after Johnson’s win, flowers for George Freeman and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Jurors in ComEd bribery trial won’t hear Madigan’s ‘bandits’ quip, judge rules

The ex-speaker’s comment that ‘Some of these guys made out like bandits’ did not refer to the $1.3 million involved in the current trial, defense argued. A judge agreed.

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Mayor Johnson’s long to-do list, another firefighter mourned and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Utilities must be transparent about secret ‘risk ranking’ of customers

It’s unfair to keep customers in the dark about a process that could literally leave them in the dark.

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FBI raids uncovered no evidence that Madigan allies did any work for ComEd salaries

In 2019, agents searched homes of allies of ex-Speaker Michael Madigan, seizing documents and finding none showing any work was done in exchange for payment.

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Ex-ComEd lobbyist suspected new CEO Dominguez would be ‘wired’

Prosecutors present recordings showing Madigan confidant Michael McClain didn’t trust incoming utility boss Joseph Dominguez, a former federal prosecutor.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and John Hooker and Anne Pramaggiore | ComEd Exhibit 136-T

CASE TITLE: United States v. McClain, et al.

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Data centers keep coming, but not all deals will compute

After a record year for leasing in the sector, three sites in Chicago have varying chances of success. Proximity to ComEd substations is a major factor.

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How Illinois utilities target struggling customers, the next mayor’s public safety plan and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Secret ‘risk rankings’ unfairly target struggling customers for faster gas, electricity cutoffs, consumer groups say

Utilities use data and algorithms to sort customers and determine how quickly gas and electricity is turned off for non-payment. “We think there’s a strong argument that this process is discriminatory,” one advocate says.

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Key federal witness in ComEd bribery trial pays price on stand as defense grills him over his decision — and his personal life

With the eyes of his since-indicted former co-workers burning in the direction of Fidel Marquez, a defense attorney pointed their way and demanded of Marquez, “You didn’t choose to sit over there, did you?”

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City Council declares its independence, Opening Day arrives and more in your Chicago news roundup

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