Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...

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

McClain and his "ComEd Four" codefendants were convicted last year of charges of conspiracy, bribery and falsifying documents ...

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

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.

Michael McClain, a member of the "ComEd Four", has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for his involvement in a ...

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

A federal judge has sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate to two years in prison.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former ComEd lobbyist was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison. John Hooker will be on supervised release for six months after the sentence is completed. He also has to pay a ...

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, a former state representative and close friend of ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

John Hooker, one of the “ComEd Four”, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.