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Sentencing Hearing Begins for Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore

Prosecutors have asked for a 70-month prison term with a $1.75 million fine to underscore federal efforts to deter political corruption in Illinois.

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Defendant and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore walks down Dearborn Street after exiting the U.S. Dirksen Courthouse in downtown Chicago following the first day of the "ComEd Four" bribery conspiracy trial on March 14, 2023.
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore leaves U.S. Dirksen Courthouse after being sentenced to two years in prison on July 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Manish Shah opened Pramaggiore’s sentencing hearing Monday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse following her May 2023 conviction for conspiracy, bribery and falsifying records.
  • Federal prosecutors urged the 70-month term and a $1.75 million fine, highlighting Pramaggiore’s role in arranging no-show jobs and illicit payments to influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
  • Pramaggiore led Commonwealth Edison from 2012 to 2018 and resigned in 2019 after the company agreed to a $200 million deferred prosecution settlement that revealed $1.3 million in corrupt subcontracting and payments.
  • Ex-ComEd lobbyist John Hooker began serving an 18-month sentence and paying a $500,000 fine last week, and co-defendants Michael McClain and Jay Doherty face sentencing on July 24 and August 5, respectively.
  • Michael Madigan is serving a 7½-year prison term after his February conviction on bribery and conspiracy charges and has filed an appeal of his sentence.