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CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office was looking to leave his ...

Ex-top lawyer’s 2nd day of testimony delves into ComEd’s hiring practices

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office was looking to leave his ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office was looking to leave his ...

ComEd has long been a source of political patronage. The company’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement with federal prosecutors even references how former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s “old-fashioned patronage system” obtained ComEd meter-reader jobs for its precinct workers.

ComEd’s former general counsel said he was told to sign the law firm of political operative Victor Reyes to an unusual three-year contract guaranteeing Reyes’ firm 850 hours of legal work a year.

Madigan’s crew put the arm on plenty of special interests.

After Michael Madigan was left as the unrivaled Statehouse king, ComEd bent over backward to get into his good graces.

For the first time Thursday, jurors in the bribery trial of McClain and three other political power players heard Madigan’s voice on secret recordings.

For the first time Thursday, jurors in the bribery trial of Michael McClain and three other political power players heard Madigan’s voice on secret recordings.