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A prosecutor Tuesday said she had "no further information about whether there will be a superseding indictment" in the ComEd bribery case and told the judge, "the investigation is ongoing."
Lawyers for the four close to Michael Madigan say their indictment fails to allege a necessary "quid pro quo." Instead, they argue it "loosely strings together an assortment of events over a ten-year period of time."
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SPRINGFIELD State lawmakers say they’re close to introducing ethics legislation that they’re optimistic about passing before the end of session, a move that comes a day after the indictment of another associate of former Speaker Mike Madigan.
Democrats had identified ethics reforms as one of their priorities months ago, but since then had said little about the issue publicly until former Madigan chief of staff Tim Mapes was charged with perjury and attempted obstruction of justice.
That changed on Thursday just days before the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn.