Somebody's former GF just got sprung

Chicago's top federal prosecutor 'weighing' options after appeals court formally undoes ComEd convictions

The question of whether to take former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain to trial again comes at a particularly fraught time for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros. His office has spent the last three weeks trying to contain fallout after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct led to the collapse of the “Broadview Six” case.

Jun 15, 2026, 6:40pm CDT




Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and longtime ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain had their convictions wiped away but could be retried for corruption.

The question of whether to retry two former ComEd officials caught up in a massive corruption investigation officially landed in the lap of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Monday, when Chicago’s federal appeals court released a 16-page opinion formally wiping out their convictions.

How is this not a sad story?

Michael Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for corruption convictions
Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a reputation as an all-powerful political wizard who wielded vast influence over laws affecting nearly every aspect of life in the state.





Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan enters the Dirksen Federal Courthouse for a sentencing hearing on Jun 13, 2025.

Five months ago, the man long known to Illinois as “Mr. Speaker” made the stunning decision to climb onto the witness stand, swear an oath and tell his side of the story.

But along the way, Michael J. Madigan denied his famous friendship with the fixer known as Michael McClain. He denied a promise he made to the once-powerful Ald. Danny Solis. And he denied his role in a bribery scheme in which Illinois’ largest utility tried to buy his favor.

Good Proposals

Putting the brakes on predatory towing companies
This week, the City Council is expected to vote on a measure that would clamp down on predatory towing companies. Senate Bill 2040 has unanimously passed the state Senate and is now headed to the House.
By State Rep. Will Davis and State Sen. Celina Villanueva
Apr 15, 2025, 6:00am CDT




Senate Bill 2040 is designed to stop predatory towing practices at the source by giving the Illinois Commerce Commission stronger enforcement tools to get rogue towers off our roads.

Chicagoans are no strangers to shady towing practices. Unscrupulous towers monitor police radios, hear an accident dispatch and swoop in to prey on rattled drivers.

In 2023 alone, the Illinois Commerce Commission received more than 500 towing complaints from consumers — the bulk tied to tows in Chicago. While the ICC thoroughly investigates these complaints, loopholes in the Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law keep the worst offenders on the roads.

States Attorney Burke bringing common sense to law enforcement

Cook County state's attorney orders blanket objections to electronic monitoring in cases seeking detention

Eileen O’Neill Burke cited 57 escape charges that have been leveled against defendants since Dec. 2 and accused the Chief Judge’s Office of not being adequately prepared to handle the responsibilities of managing electronic monitoring, which previously fell to the sheriff.
By Violet Miller
Apr 7, 2025, 9:17pm CDT




“I am now directing you to object on the record whenever you have sought detention and the judge has chosen to place the defendant on electronic monitoring/home confinement,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke wrote.

Cook County States Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has ordered prosecutors to object to all judge’s orders for electronic monitoring if the prosecutors were trying to hold the person while awaiting trial, according to a memo from Burke’s office obtained by the Sun-Times.

New U.S. Attorney for Chicago to be named........criminals beware

 

Andrew S. Boutros
Attorney at Law

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A beautiful story that brings great hope........

 

The Man the Deep State Hates: Kash Patel

by John Kass

Sunday Feb. 23, 2025

Kashyap Pramod Vinod “Kash” Patel placed his hand on the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita and swore his oath to the Constitution of the United States. It was the worst day imaginable for the Deep State in America. And it will get worse for them.

I could almost see the Deep State liar Sen. Adam Schiff’s head trembling with panic, about to explode. And James Clapper’s, and John Brennan’s and all the other Deep State heads. Don’t worry. They’ll explode like eggs left abandoned in a hot pot on the stove. They all will. And like eggs, they’ll smell of sulfur.

It was a great day for the FBI

Good Move.....DOJ moves to drop federal corruption case against NYC Mayor Adams

 

the poor guy did nothing wrong except question what Biden was doing

Legal Lens: Federal, state conflicts over immigrants

BREAKING: Daniel Penny found not guilty of negligent homicide

New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke vows to lower 'war zone numbers' of Chicago violence

The county’s new top prosecutor highlighted Illinois’ assault weapons ban as a key tool in tamping down the violence she says has “overshadowed” the region.
By Mitchell Armentrout
Dec 2, 2024, 1:04pm CST




Eileen O’Neill Burke takes the oath of office and is sworn in Monday as the Cook County state’s attorney during an event at The Ivy Room in River North.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed Monday to crack down on gun criminals as she takes the reins as the top law enforcement official in a county she says is “being overshadowed by crime.”

“We have unparalleled opportunities here. We have world-class universities, we have infrastructure. We even have a fresh water supply,” O’Neill Burke said after a ceremonial swearing-in as the county’s top prosecutor before hundreds of supporters at the Ivy Room in River North.

“We are primed to boom, but we are being overshadowed by crime right now,” she said. “While our crime rates are beginning to come down, the progress is not sufficient, particularly when it comes to gun violence.”

O’Neill Burke pointed to the recent killings of Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez and Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins among the “war zone numbers” of people being wounded by gun violence.

“Right now, we are having a mass shooting on a regular basis. We are becoming numb to the numbers. I don’t want to become numb. I want to do something about it,” O’Neill Burke said to applause, promising “safety and a fair criminal justice system.”

“While we have a crime issue, we also have an abundance of hope and opportunity,” she said, reiterating support for restorative justice programs along with a tougher stance on gun charges.



Eileen O’Neill Burke speaks after taking the oath of office and being sworn in Monday as the Cook County state’s attorney during an event at The Ivy Room in River North.

Monday technically marked O’Neill Burke’s second full day on the job. Over the weekend, she was sworn in from her home via Zoom by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham ahead of the midnight deadline heading into Sunday, Dec. 1 — that’s the date state’s attorney terms officially begin under county law.

The newly minted top prosecutor’s ceremonial oath-taking drew political heavyweights from across Illinois, including Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and a slew of Chicago City Council members, among other officials.

O’Neill Burke, 59, will forgo a $17,633-per-month pension as a former Illinois appellate court justice and a former assistant state’s attorney while serving as the county’s top prosecutor, which will pay $228,613.

Eileen O’Neill Burke declared winner in race for Cook County state's attorney

 

class act

Eileen O’Neill Burke is a former prosecutor, law division judge and appellate court justice. Bob Fioretti last ran for the office as a Democrat in a failed bid to unseat State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during the 2020 primary

 

Mr. Goodman seems to be too connected.

The DNC's deadbeat Chicago landlord
The Democratic National Committee is using CTA offices near the United Center that are sublet from developer Scott Goodman, whose company has stiffed the CTA and Cook County for more than $2 million in rent and property taxes.
By Tim Novak and Robert Herguth


One of developer Scott Goodman’s companies is subletting office space it leases from the CTA at 120 N. Racine Ave. to Democratic National Convention organizers. The company owed the CTA $1.97 million in rent and $15 million in late fees as of May.

At what point do legit business operations become racketeering and when should the Feds take a look? Seems that the CTA and the DNC may have looked the other way again! The CTA gets Federal grants every week. Yet this guy stiffs them for $17,000,000?

When organizers of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were looking for office space, they decided to lease two floors in a CTA building on the Near West Side.

The CTA was leasing the space to a company owned by developer Scott Goodman that’s delinquent on its rent. He agreed to sublease some of the space for organizers planning the convention next month at which President Joe Biden is expected to be nominated for a second term. The CTA board approved the deal last August.

Democratic Party leaders say they had no idea the CTA had been hounding Goodman to pay the rent, nor that he also was delinquent in paying property taxes for those offices at 120 N. Racine Ave., about a mile east of the United Center, where the convention will be held Aug. 19-22.

Goodman’s Sterling Racine LLC owed the CTA $1.97 million in rent and $15 million in late fees as of May, according to the CTA.

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