Feds OK Witnesses For Legislative Panel Probing Madigan
The feds told committee members they could call witnesses tied to the ComEd bribery probe. But the details are already being debated.
The feds told committee members they could call witnesses tied to the ComEd bribery probe. But the details are already being debated.
Long-time Democratic state Sen. Terry Link leaves his post, becoming another political casualty of a sprawling federal corruption probe.
Republicans triggered a House investigation into Madigan’s dealings with ComEd, but the speaker’s ouster appears to be a political longshot.
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.
The declaration from Edgar and two other Republicans came as the GOP kicked off its national convention to nominate Donald Trump for another term.
Illinois Republicans are low on money, prestige and power. But here’s how they’re hoping to energize voters during their party’s national convention this week.
Pritzer proposes ethics reforms after ComEd bribery scheme that allowed the utility giant to win favorable legislation that boosted profits at ratepayers’ expense.
Federal prosecutors say Link earned much more than the $264,450 he reported to the IRS on his 2016 tax returns.
Pritzker’s new rule, approved by a 12-member state board Tuesday, would allow retailers to be fined up to $2,500 if they don’t require masks to be worn.