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Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...
Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in prison in his corruption case, capping a stunning fall for the once powerful politician.
A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ...
On the same day one of his co-defendants was sentenced to prison, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asked a federal judge to permit him to remain free until his case has been reviewed by a ...
Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is trying to stay out of prison.On Monday, he filed a motion for release, pending appeal of his conviction.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here ...
Former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced Monday to a year and a half in prison for his role in an elaborate scheme to funnel $1.3 million to associates of then-House Speaker ...
Last year, a federal judge sentenced Madigan’s pseudo-counterpart in the Chicago City Council, five-decade Ald. Ed Burke, to two years in prison after his bribery conviction that also involved ...
Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker is sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scandal involving ex-Illinois ...
Lawyers for the 77-year-old McClain asked for probation. They cited the possibility that he could "die alone in prison" and ...