Appeals Court Orders Review Of ComEd Bribery Convictions, Allows Possible New Trial 

SPRINGFIELD – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and codefendant Michael McClain have a right to see their corruption sentences vacated, but the court also said prosecutors may press on with a new trial. In April, the appellate court directed the federal government to release Pramaggiore and McClain on bond, months after they began serving two-year prison terms. Judges said in the ruling issued on Monday they were not suggesting that Pramaggiore and McClain are innocent, only that their convictions were flawed. Pramaggiore, McClain and two others were convicted in 2023 of a scheme to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.