K.MABIE FAMILY AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> WE ARE SEVERAL WEEKS INTO THE BRIBERY TRIAL OF FOUR FORMER COMMENT EXECUTIVES AND LOBBYISTS.

WTTW-TV NEWS REPORTER MATT MASTERSON JOINS US WITH A RECAP OF WHAT WAS HEARD THIS WEEK AND WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT WEEK.

YESTERDAY'S HEARING JURORS HEARD FROM JUAN OCHOA.

WHO IS HE?

>> THE FORMER HEAD OF McPIER, THE GROUP THAT OWNS McCORMICK PLACE AND NAVY PIER AND IS A ONE TIME MEMBER OF COMMENT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

PROSECUTORS HAVE SAID HIS APPOINTMENT TO THAT SEAT WAS PART OF THIS BRIBERY SCHEME WITH FORMER SPEAKER MIKE MADIGAN.

OCHOA TESTIFIED HE WAS SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE SEAT AND WHILE HE WAS MADIGAN WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH UPDATES RATHER THAN COMMENT AND JURORS LATER HEARD RECORDED PHONE CALLS WHERE MADIGAN TOLD LONG TIME CONFIDANTE MICHAEL McCLAIN THEY NEEDED TO PUSH TO GET OCHOA ON THE SEAT AND McCLAIN RELAYING THAT MESSAGE TO THE CEO.

McCLAIN AND PRAMAJORIE WITH FORMER COMMENT EXECUTIVE JON HOOKER AND CONSULTANT JAY DOUGHERTY WERE ALLEGEDLY BRIBING MADIGAN FOR LEGISLATION FAVORABLE FOR THE UTILITY COMPANY IN FAIRFIELD INCLUDING THINGS LIKE HIRING MADIGAN ALLIES SUBCONTRACTORS FOR NO-WORK JOB, BRINGING IN INTERNS FOR COMMENT FROM MADIGAN'S BOARD.

>> WE'VE HEARD PHONE RECORDINGS, ONE FROM MIKE McCLAIN.

WHAT WAS NOTABLE?

>> MUCH OF THE PROSECUTION'S CASE RESTED ON WIRETAP PHONE CONVERSATIONS.

THIS ONE WAS BETWEEN McCLAIN AND JOHN HOOKER IN FEBRUARY 2019.

THEY'RE DISCUSSING HIRING THESE SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THESE NO-WORK JOBS AND DURING THAT CONVERSATION McCLAIN TELLS HOOKER WE HAD TO HIRE THESE GUYS BECAUSE MIKE MADIGAN CAME TO US.

THAT'S THE HEART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CASE, SAYING THESE FOUR WERE TAKING ACTIONS NOT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OR BEST COURSE OF ACTION, BUT BECAUSE MADIGAN WAS SAYING IT AND THEY WERE DOING THIS TO GET HIS SUPPORT ON LEGISLATION IN SPRINGFIELD.

>> WHAT'S ON TAP NEXT WEEK?

>> THE PROSECUTION HAVE BEEN CALLING WITNESSES FOR OVER FOUR WEEKS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REST THEIR CASE BY TUESDAY WHEN THE DEFENSE WILL TAKE OVER AND LAST