Legal Move Delays ComEd’s First Installment of $200 Million Corruption Fine
But a federal judge in the electric company’s bribery case said he probably lacks the power to divert the fine to customers.
But a federal judge in the electric company’s bribery case said he probably lacks the power to divert the fine to customers.
The federal subpoenas from 2019, obtained through a public records request, seek information about three properties owned by the alderman.
Crestwood’s Lou Presta became the latest Illinois public official to get indicted in a wide-ranging federal investigation.
Power-company executives looked to add “context” to accounts of their Springfield bribery scandal at a meeting with Illinois utilities regulators Wednesday.
The daughter-in-law of a key figure in the Springfield scandal plans to lead Wednesday’s “ethics reforms” meeting with power-company executives.
The Deerfield-based chain of drug stores did not say why Stefano Pessina decided he will leave the role he’s held for five years.
During ComEd’s eight-year bribery scheme, the company won two lucrative bills — and customers across northern Illinois are paying for it.
The Illinois Commerce Commission leader’s father-in-law is a retired alderman who the feds say benefited from the Springfield bribery scheme.
The subpoena, dated Friday, is a veritable who’s who of the federal probe, but names new major institutions.
The tax cuts were not supposed to go into effect until there’s a new Chicago casino, but lawmakers sped up the process in May.