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Ex-Ill. Speaker's RICO Trial Moved To October

An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rescheduled the April racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to Oct. 8 to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret the federal bribery statute, but refused to grant his bid to stay the case entirely because "we have plenty of work to do." ....

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ComEd Convictions Won't Stand, Ex-CEO's Atty Tells Judge

Counsel for former Exelon Utilities CEO Anne Pramaggiore told an Illinois federal judge Thursday that regardless of how the nation's top court interprets the federal bribery statute later this year, the bribery convictions of his client and three former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists won't survive. ....

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7th Circ. Got BIPA Insurance Ruling Wrong, Ill. Judges Say

An Illinois appellate court ruled Tuesday that two insurers are not responsible for part of a $19 million settlement in underlying biometric privacy litigation based on a broad violation-of-law policy exclusion, saying the Seventh Circuit's recent analysis of nearly identical language is not "an accurate reflection of Illinois law." ....

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Chicago Pol Urges Jurors To Reject 'Mess' Of Corruption Case

Counsel for a former Chicago alderman accused of leveraging his power to get developers that had business before the city to hire his law firm urged jurors Thursday to see past the government's "noise and confusion," saying they shouldn't focus on "offhanded, inappropriate comments" they heard on tapes played at trial but only on his official actions. ....

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FBI Informant Faces Tense Questions From Chicago Pol's Atty

A key government informant called to the stand by defense counsel for former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke testified Tuesday that he cooperated with the government and made secret recordings of the once-powerful politician to spare himself from criminal prosecution and jail time, lying "some of the time" while undercover. ....

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