Former ComEd CEO, company lobbyist walk free day after Chicago appeals court ruling By Jason Meisner April 15, 2026 at 6:49 p.m. Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and longtime lobbyist Michael McClain were released from federal prison...
Appeals court says it will reverse convictions, orders two ‘ComEd Four’ defendants released from prison By Jason Meisner April 14, 2026 at 5:25 p.m. A Chicago federal appeals court on Tuesday granted new trials to former ComEd CEO Anne...
Appellate arguments for ex-Speaker Michael Madigan focus on those three little words: quid pro quo By Jason Meisner April 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. A lawyer for imprisoned ex-Speaker Michael Madigan told a federal appeals court on Thursday his...
Ex-ComEd executive who went undercover for FBI in Madigan bribery probe gets probation By Jason Meisner February 19, 2026 at 6:37 p.m. More than seven years after he agreed to become an FBI mole, former ComEd executive...
Ex-ComEd CEO convicted in scheme to bribe Madigan joins onetime colleagues in federal prison By Jason Meisner January 13, 2026 at 1:18 p.m. Pramaggiore, 67, reported Monday to a minimum-security prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about an hour's...
Madigan confidant Michael McClain reports to prison By Caroline Kubzansky December 31, 2025 at 5:36 p.m. A longtime ally and close confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to...
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan latest Illinois Democrat to pitch Trump for clemency By Jason Meisner December 9, 2025 at 9:02 p.m. Imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan has become the latest high-profile Illinois Democrat to officially...
Imprisoned ex-Speaker Michael Madigan formally disbarred after nearly 60 years as a lawyer By Jason Meisner November 21, 2025 at 5:57 p.m. Nearly 60 years after earning his law degree, imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan was...
Ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan appeals corruption conviction, says feds criminalized state politics By Jason Meisner November 4, 2025 at 6:04 p.m. Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have...
Ex-AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing then-Speaker Michael Madigan enters ‘very generous’ deferred prosecution deal By Jason Meisner October 14, 2025 at 12:42 p.m. A former AT&T executive accused of bribing then-House Speaker Michael Madigan entered into a deferred...