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The committee looking into Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s dealings with ComEd did not find he did anything wrong in a vote that split along party lines, concluding its work after convening three times and hearing from one witness.
In their first meeting since September, members argued over motions to subpoena the speaker and others tied to the investigation surrounding an alleged bribery scheme in which ComEd is accused of sending $1.3 million to Madigan’s associates for doing little or no work for the utility.
On a motion brought by Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, to authorize the charge against Madigan, the six-member committee deadlocked, with the three Republicans voting to approve a charge that Madigan engaged in conduct unbecoming of a legislator while the Democrats voted no.
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