4 Former ComEd Executives And Lobbyists Plead Not Guilty In Bribery Scheme
Four former top executives and lobbyists pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a wide-ranging scheme to influence House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Four former top executives and lobbyists pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a wide-ranging scheme to influence House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Long before he landed a side gig at the power company, Ed Moody was a star election worker for Illinois Democratic boss Michael Madigan.
Illinois PIRG says a 2011 state law that’s part of a federal bribery probe has been a boon for Commonwealth Edison but a bust for consumers.
The emails reveal that a Cook County elected official and key ally to House Speaker Michael Madigan got secret payments from the utility.
More than 4 million homes and businesses – 70% of Illinois’ population – have already paid the price for ComEd’s bribery scandal. WBEZ Political Editor Alex Keefe analyzes how this public corruption …
Calls for Madigan to step aside as Illinois House Speaker grew as his confidante, Michael McClain, and three others were charged in a ComEd bribery scheme.
Among the four people charged Wednesday was Michael McClain, a close confidante of Illinois House Speaker and Democratic boss Michael Madigan.
Lawyers suing the power company over its Springfield bribery scheme say the Citizens Utility Board is not acting in the public’s interest.
ComEd’s franchise agreement with Chicago is up for renewal, and Lightfoot wants change to the company’s rate structure, among other demands.
Republicans triggered a House investigation into Madigan’s dealings with ComEd, but the speaker’s ouster appears to be a political longshot.