Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Named In Federal Raid On City Club

By Nereida Moreno
Report Finds Bullying, Sexual Harassment In Madigan’s Office
This May, 31, 2012 file photo shows Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaking at the Illinois State Capitol accompanied by his chief of staff, Tim Mapes, right, in Springfield Ill. Madigan on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, released a report by former state executive inspector general Maggie Hickey where she found that Mapes' power was too centralized for appropriate communication about allegations of sexual harassment and other offenses in the office. Seth Perlman / Associated Press
Report Finds Bullying, Sexual Harassment In Madigan’s Office
This May, 31, 2012 file photo shows Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaking at the Illinois State Capitol accompanied by his chief of staff, Tim Mapes, right, in Springfield Ill. Madigan on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, released a report by former state executive inspector general Maggie Hickey where she found that Mapes' power was too centralized for appropriate communication about allegations of sexual harassment and other offenses in the office. Seth Perlman / Associated Press

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Named In Federal Raid On City Club

By Nereida Moreno

WBEZ has learned that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was named in a subpoena to the City Club of Chicago in May. The civic group has been tied to a probe into political hiring and contracting at Commonwealth Edison.

WBEZ government and politics reporters Dan Mihalopoulos and Dave McKinney join Reset with the latest.

GUESTS: Dave McKinney, WBEZ state politics reporter

Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ government and politics reporter