A Former ComEd Executive Has Pleaded Guilty In The Springfield Bribery Scheme
Fidel Marquez, Jr. was ComEd’s top in-house lobbyist. The feds say he funneled money to associates of Illinois’ powerful Democratic House speaker, Michael Madigan.
Fidel Marquez, Jr. was ComEd’s top in-house lobbyist. The feds say he funneled money to associates of Illinois’ powerful Democratic House speaker, Michael Madigan.
The House speaker tried to get state jobs for Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s relatives and others recommended by Welch, records show.
Under a 1983 state law, the Citizens Utility Board can’t accept power company money. But WBEZ has found it took in $11.5 million from ComEd-funded foundations.
The new criminal case against Fidel Marquez Jr. leaves Illinois politicians scrambling to give away money he contributed.
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.
Tobolski, who was also the former mayor of suburban McCook, says he took “multiple extortion and bribe payments” of more than $250,000 while “abusing” both elected positions.
Teenage defendant in double-murder was police youth cadet in Chicago suburbs, said he went to Wisconsin to assist police.
Police in Lake County arrested a 17-year-old from north suburban Antioch Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide.
Jeff Tobolski was a Democratic member of the county board and mayor of the southwest suburban village of McCook.
Newly filed court records show ex-Ald. Danny Solis’ cooperation was highly fruitful for him, despite admitting corruption.