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‘Life’ at stake? Ominous prediction made as sentencing hearings loom in ComEd bribery case

It’s a sign of how serious all sides are taking the sentencing of Madigan confidant Michael McClain, former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Botched 1988 Chicago bank robbery scheme inspires a movie, ‘HEIST 88’

Showtime film draws from the audacious plotting of Armand Moore, a man who used his skills ‘not as a genius but stupidly,’ a judge said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted ComEd CEO’s attorney warns ‘we may be trying this case again,’ but judge won’t allow contact with jurors

Defense attorney Scott Lassar told the Chicago Sun-Times he was referring to possible rulings by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, or even the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Federal prosecutors urge judge to block defense efforts to contact ComEd jurors, call it a ‘fishing expedition’

Federal prosecutors argued the appropriate response is “not to authorize the defendants to hound this jury — a move that no doubt will send a public message that jury service is something to be avoided.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawyers for 2 convicted in ComEd bribery trial ask for permission to speak to jurors

Attorneys for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker filed a motion in U.S District Court, asking for an order granting them permission to speak to the panel of seven women and five men who last week found them guilty on every count.

Chicago Sun-Times

ComEd bribery case — which shook Illinois politics to the core — goes into the hands of jurors next week

The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case.

Chicago Sun-Times

What’s next for CPS after Johnson’s win, flowers for George Freeman and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Jurors in ComEd bribery trial won’t hear Madigan’s ‘bandits’ quip, judge rules

The ex-speaker’s comment that ‘Some of these guys made out like bandits’ did not refer to the $1.3 million involved in the current trial, defense argued. A judge agreed.

Chicago Sun-Times

As ComEd bribery trial gets underway, judge reverses course and will allow secret recordings to be released to the media

Public can hear recordings of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan after challenge by Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ.

Chicago Sun-Times

It’s not Madigan’s trial, but the feds’ big upcoming case is all about the former speaker

Jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse are expected to get a close-up look at how Springfield operated in the last decade when four political power players head to trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge halts public release of Madigan recordings, slain officer mourned and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Secret recordings of Madigan, allies won’t be released beyond courtroom, judge rules

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber said releasing the recordings to the public would “sensationalize the trial more than we want.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge blocks ‘Chicago machine’ expert from testifying in trial of 4 accused of Madigan bribes

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber noted that “emphasizing the history of corruption and election fraud that marked the early years of the machine could prejudice defendants.”

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly’s ‘one more year’ is another slight for the R&B singer’s victims

If he survives, Kelly will be an old man when he walks out of prison. I can’t predict the future, but more than likely, Kelly will never have the fame and fortune that allowed him to lure underage girls into a sexual trap.

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R Kelly avoids lengthy addition to prison sentence

The R&B singer was given one additional year of prison time for child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex.

Daily Record

R Kelly to serve extra year in jail on top of 30-year sentence for sex offences

US District Judge Harry Leinenweber ordered that Kelly serve one year in prison.

Evening Standard

R Kelly to serve just extra year in prison for convictions for child pornography and enticing minors for sex

Disgraced R&B star avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence he is currently serving

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R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

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Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly sentenced to an additional year in federal prison, and 19 concurrent years, for ‘horrific’ abuse of underage girls

CHICAGO — The video of R. Kelly sexually abusing his teenage goddaughter, “Jane,” has haunted her for more than two decades, robbing her of her childhood, of her dreams of being a musician, of any chance she ever had at normalcy.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly sentenced to an additional year in federal prison, and 19 concurrent years in his Chicago case

CHICAGO — A dramatic legal saga that began in a Cook County courtroom 20 years ago drew to a close in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday as disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to an additional year in prison on his conviction here.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly’s two-decade legal saga over sex abuse of teen girls set to end in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday

CHICAGO — A dramatic legal saga that began in a Cook County courtroom 20 years ago will draw to a close Thursday when disgraced R&B star R. Kelly is slated for sentencing in Chicago’s federal courthouse on convictions related to child pornography and sexual conduct with minors.

The Independent UK

Could R. Kelly spend the rest of his life in prison?

R. Kelly wouldn’t be eligible for release until 2066, a year shy of his 100th birthday, if a federal judge accepts prosecutors’ recommendations at his upcoming sentencing hearing

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly sentencing: Federal judge could add to singer’s prison time Thursday

Kelly is already serving a 30-year sentence for a federal racketeering conviction in New York. So the crucial question Thursday will be whether U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber feels the need to punish Kelly further.

The Independent UK

Could R. Kelly essentially get a ‘life’ prison sentence?

R. Kelly wouldn’t be eligible for release until 2066, a year shy of his 100th birthday, if a federal judge accepts prosecutors’ recommendations at his upcoming sentencing hearing

Chicago Tribune

Feds want 25 more years in jail for R. Kelly on Chicago conviction, saying he’s shown no remorse for years of sexual abuse

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors in Chicago are asking for a 25-year consecutive prison sentence for R. Kelly for his conviction last year on child pornography charges, saying he’s a “serial sexual predator” who has shown no remorse for his crimes and tried to blame his victims for their own abuse.

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