The Latest Breaking News from Michael Madigan

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to former legislators who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

Quinn chooses Garcia over Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whom he supported in 2019, and Paul Vallas, whom Quinn chose as his running mate in 2014.

Three organizations issue findings that say Illinois has the most disconnections among states that disclose that information. ComEd is part of the report’s ‘Hall of Shame.’

Alex Acevedo, his brother Michael Acevedo and their father were each charged with cheating on their taxes in separate indictments handed down in February 2021. Edward Acevedo pleaded guilty in December 2021 to tax evasion, was sentenced to six months behind bars and was released last month.

A new 30-second spot TV spot, the congressman’s first of the mayoral campaign, focuses on crime.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The congressman, who is running for mayor of Chicago, is not accused of wrongdoing, and his spokesperson told the Sun-Times on Friday that he “is not involved in any investigation in any manner.”

CHICAGO — Mayoral challenger Jesús “Chuy” Garcia is an unidentified member of Congress referenced in federal court filings detailing an alleged scheme by then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to appoint one of Garcia’s political associates to a lucrative position on Commonwealth Edison’s board of directors, the Chicago Tribune has learned.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.