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Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez took the stand Monday in the bribery trial of the "ComEd Four."

ComEd’s lobbying team got the go-ahead in 2018 to kill the Illinois attorney general’s proposal to give low-income consumers a break on their electric bills with the blessing of her father, Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan, according to a witness. 

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Fidel Marquez, the government’s star witness in the “ComEd Four” bribery trial, continued his testimony for a second day Tuesday as he detailed how former utility officials allegedly conspired to corruptly influence Michael Madigan.

After being confronted by FBI agents and deciding to cooperate in an ongoing bribery probe, then-ComEd Senior Vice President Fidel Marquez videotaped a lunch meeting with one of Speaker Michael Madigan’s trusted confidants.

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors played secretly recorded audio and videotapes for the jury Tuesday as they seek to show that former utility executives and lobbyists gave out no-work contracts

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors painted a picture Tuesday of Illinois largest electric utility, including its high-level executives, scrambling to appease even the smallest requests made on behalf of the

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors played secretly recorded audio and videotapes for the jury Tuesday as they seek to show that former utility executives and lobbyists gave out no-work contracts to influence one of Illinois' most powerf...

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Before stepping down, Madigan held sway over not only the fate of legislation in the General Assembly, but also the futures of hordes of lawmakers, lobbyists, job-seekers and campaign workers.