On Monday, he filed a motion for release, pending appeal of his conviction. Madigan was ordered to report to prison this ...

Madigan was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison​, following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

A former executive for electric utility ComEd has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois ...

The request from Madigan’s lawyers is no surprise. They warned Judge John Blakey it’d be coming after Blakey handed down a harsh sentence June 13.

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 ...

Former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced today to a year and a half in prison for his role in an ...

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. Attorney's office.

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

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 ...

Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael ...

Comeback kid? Former federal prison inmate and onetime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is getting closer and closer to running again for Congress. Politico's Shia Kapos reports that Jackson is ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...