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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan at the Balzekas Museum in West Lawn on Feb. 25, 2021.

For second time, judge dismisses lawsuit arguing consumers entitled to costs tied to ComEd bribery case

January 24, 2022 at 10:07 a.m.

A Cook County judge on Friday again shot down a lawsuit that argues consumers should be able to recover costs associated with the ComEd bribery scandal that implicated former House...

Cyberattack hits agency that oversees troubled insurance companies for state

January 4, 2022 at 9:28 a.m.

A cyberattack at an obscure, quasi-state agency over the summer stripped millions of dollars from the accounts of two auto insurance companies under liquidation through "wrongful wire transfers," Gov. J.B....

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks to reporters on Feb. 25, 2021, at the Balzekas Museum in West Lawn.

As federal case still orbits Michael Madigan, what’s next for the ComEd bribery probe?

March 2, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.

It's the biggest federal corruption investigation in years, but the most remarkable thing about the Commonwealth Edison bribery probe in 2021 might be what didn't happen. The year began with...

The ComEd headquarters building is in the 3400 block of North California Avenue in Chicago on July 17, 2020.

ComEd offers $21 million refund to customers to confront ICC probes into bribery scheme. Watchdog calls it ‘chump change.’

December 17, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

Commonwealth Edison has proposed giving consumers $21.1 million in refunds through credits on their bills to address Illinois Commerce Commission probes into the bribery scandal that led to ex-Speaker Michael...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Nov. 18, 2021.

Former Illinois State Police Merit Board official charged with theft for allegedly falsifying OT now accused of filing campaign report with false information

December 17, 2021 at 11:21 a.m.

The former Illinois State Police Merit Board financial officer charged with theft and forgery for allegedly falsifying overtime reports is now being accused of falsely listing the agency's top lawyer...

David Krupa, then 19 and a candidate for 13th Ward alderman, in 2018. Krupa submitted 1,729 voter signatures to run for office. But the pro-Marty Quinn team collected 2,796 affidavits from people saying they wanted to withdraw their signatures on Krupa's paperwork.

13th Ward loyalist who helped in Ald. Marty Quinn’s push to dump college kid from ballot now eyes judgeship

December 10, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

A lawyer who worked on Ald. Marty Quinn's overzealous effort to bump a college student off the ballot during Quinn's 2019 reelection campaign is looking to make the leap to...

Former state official who allegedly falsified overtime now under scrutiny after collecting more than $71,000 in workers’ comp and disability benefits

December 3, 2021 at 4:27 p.m.

The former Illinois State Police Merit Board official at the center of a politically-fraught case that began when she was accused of falsifying overtime reports is under renewed scrutiny after...

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