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A federal judge has thrown out four of nine counts against the so-called "ComEd Four" defendants in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowed the definition of federal bribery.

CHICAGO -- A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of four former executives and lobbyists for electric utility Commonwealth Edison who were convicted ...

A federal judge Monday granted a new trial on some counts in the “ComEd Four” case alleging a wide-ranging plot to illegally influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Supreme Court’s ...

Four ex-ComEd officials and lobbyists remain convicted of a criminal conspiracy involving former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, despite a judge’s decision Monday to toss four of the nine ...

ComEd, the largest electric utility in Illinois and the primary electric provider for Chicago and much of Northern Illinois, will be making big changes to its billing system as soon as Friday, with ...