Bribery

John Collins-Muhammad is the first of three former aldermen charged with bribery to plead guilty in the scheme, which saw the men take cash and other gifts in exchange for helping a developer get incentives.

A second former alderman, Jeffrey Boyd, also says he will not file any motions ahead of trial. An attorney for Boyd would not clarify whether that meant his client had also reached a deal.

Four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a long-running federal bribery investigation that increasingly appears focused on Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Updated with comments for U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan and public safety director Eddie Roth.The federal government is accusing a building inspector of…

A former police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty to taking a $5,000 bribe.The U.S. Attorney's…

In November 2010, James Allen Morgan, a former St. Louis city liquor control officer, plead guilty to bribery charges. Today, Morgan found out just how…