The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its own previous ruling and granted Pramaggiore and McClain bail pending a new ...

Members of a three-judge panel on Tuesday asked repeatedly how they can know former ComEd officials and lobbyists, including ...

An appellate court ruling granting a new trial to two members of the "ComEd Four" could have implications for former Illinois ...

Just hours after hearing arguments, a Chicago federal appeals court on Tuesday announced it will grant new trials to former ...

A U.S. appellate court has ordered two defendants in the ComEd Four case to be released pending a new trial. Hours after oral ...

Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and longtime lobbyist Michael McClain were released from federal prison Wednesday after an ...

Two key figures in the federal corruption case against ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan were ordered released from ...

Attorneys for Madigan and the federal government presented their arguments before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals during ...

Michael J. Madigan was the longest-serving state House speaker in the nation. He was convicted of bribery, bribery conspiracy ...

An appeals court has ordered the release on bail of two convicted members of the so-called ComEd Four, a spokesperson said.

Former ComEd chief executive officer Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain​ have both been released from prison on appeal bonds, and Pramaggiore will be getting a new trial.

The new team includes former solicitors general for the U.S. and the state of Illinois, and another attorney who has ...