The legal team for former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan asked a judge Monday for his release as they appeal his ...

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 ...

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.

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

ComEd Four defendant sentenced Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker has been sentenced to 1.5 years in federal prison and ...

Federal prosecutors have recommended nearly six years in prison for ex-lobbyist Mike McClain over his role in the ComEd ...

A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ...

Hooker and three others were convicted by a jury in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway Madigan. They helped arrange ...

A former ComEd executive who rose from the mailroom to a top lobbying position was sentenced to 18 months of prison and given ...

John McEnroe is on the call of the men's championship match at Wimbledon on Sunday. The iconic American tennis player, who won seven Grand Slam titles during his playing career, has since become one ...

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.

Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker is sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scandal involving ex-Illinois ...