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ComEd Regional Headquarters locatedCalifornia and Roscoe on the Northside of Chicago on November 5, 2019.

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ComEd Regional Headquarters locatedCalifornia and Roscoe on the Northside of Chicago on November 5, 2019.

Manuel Martinez/Manuel Martinez/WBEZ

The 411 on the ‘ComEd Four’ bribery trial

Former Illinois House speaker Mike Madigan is not on trial, but in many ways, his story is at the heart of the allegations.

ComEd Regional Headquarters locatedCalifornia and Roscoe on the Northside of Chicago on November 5, 2019.

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Four people with connections to ComEd and the former speaker go on trial over an alleged bribery scheme to push the utility company’s legislative agenda in Springfield.

Reset explains the players, the stakes and what it all means for Illinois politics.

GUESTS: Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ investigative reporter on government and politicsJon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times federal courts reporter

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