Federal judge tells longtime insider it was “imperative to wipe away the notion” that his actions were merely lobbying a ...

John Hooker, one of the four former Commonwealth Edison officials convicted of conspiring to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker ...

Sentencing is scheduled Monday for former ComEd Chief Executive Officer Anne Pramaggiore, who was convicted of corruption in ...

John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison. Hooker, co-defendants, were convicted for roles in bribing ex-Speaker Madigan.

Hooker and three others were convicted in May 2023 of a conspiracy to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for his role in a scheme to funnel $1.3 ...

As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans ...

The four defendants charged in the ComEd bribery scheme are, from left, consultant Jay Doherty, lobbyist and former ComEd executive John Hooker, retired lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former ComEd lobbyist was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison. John Hooker will be on supervised release for six months after the sentence is completed. He also has to pay a ...

The "ComEd Four" trial all but wrapped up Wednesday in a session featuring a genial John Hooker sparring gently with the U.S. attorney’s office over his role in the alleged bribery scheme at the ...

HOOKER, JOHN DOUGLAS (J.D.), 88, of Orlando, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. He was a native of Clewiston, FL, and son of William and Jewel Hooker. Mr. Hooker was a veteran of the ...

Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S.