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Lawyers for four ex-ComEd executives and lobbyists convicted in a scheme to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan argue in a new court filing that the entire prosecution was built on a “rotten foundation” and the charges should be dismissed in light of a key Supreme Court ruling in June.

The motion filed late Tuesday lays out in the starkest detail yet how defense attorneys for the so-called ComEd Four view the impact of the high court’s ruling in the bribery case of a former Indiana Mayor James Snyder, which said the federal bribery statute known as 666 does not criminalize “gratuities,” which are favors or gifts given to a public official without any agreement ahead of time to take some kind of official action.

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Storm clouds build above a corn field Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, near Platte City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Storm clouds build above a cornfield Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, near Platte City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Why sweaty corn is making it even more humid in the Midwest

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Bears long snapper Patrick Scales at practice on, Sept. 30, 2020, at Halas Hall. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
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With Patrick Scales requiring back surgery, the Chicago Bears need a long snapper — and local product Scott Daly could be top choice

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Jenny and Robin Bienemann play music on their back deck in Oak Park on Aug. 27, 2024. On Friday, the couple along with a group of musician friends, will be playing at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn. The music will be focused on song inspired by Jenny’s haikus in her new book, “Sundays With Jenny.” (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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The musical duo Jenny and Robin Bienemann will host a concert this weekend at FitzGerald’s devoted to the haiku. Read more here.

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A bloodied Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa, on July, 13, 2024. The former president was rushed off stage at rally after sounds like shots; the former president was escorted into his motorcade at his rally in Butler, Pa., a rural town about an hour north of Pittsburgh. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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