A Former High-Ranking ComEd Exec Is Charged In Madigan-Connected Probe
Fidel Marquez, Jr. was the power company’s top in-house lobbyist. He faces federal bribery and conspiracy charges for helping steer jobs and contracts to the speaker’s allies.
Fidel Marquez, Jr. was the power company’s top in-house lobbyist. He faces federal bribery and conspiracy charges for helping steer jobs and contracts to the speaker’s allies.
Three top Republicans in the Illinois legislature filed paperwork pushing for the investigation of Madigan and any ties to the ComEd bribery scandal, an effort the speaker said was driven by politics.
An outside consultant says it would cost City Hall billions to ditch the embattled utility and run its own power company — and customers’ rates wouldn’t go down.
Pritzer proposes ethics reforms after ComEd bribery scheme that allowed the utility giant to win favorable legislation that boosted profits at ratepayers’ expense.
The political corruption scandal engulfing ComEd takes center stage at a Chicago City Council hearing on the city’s contract with the power company.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he heard positive feedback and support from fellow Democrats after facing calls that he resign in the wake of a corruption scandal.
Power-company executives looked to add “context” to accounts of their Springfield bribery scandal at a meeting with Illinois utilities regulators Wednesday.
During ComEd’s eight-year bribery scheme, the company won two lucrative bills — and customers across northern Illinois are paying for it.
House Speaker and Democratic Party boss Michael Madigan has been investigated by the feds before — and emerged unscathed. Here’s why this time could be different.
The subpoena, dated Friday, is a veritable who’s who of the federal probe, but names new major institutions.