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One year ago Thursday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan -- for decades the most powerful figure in Illinois politics -- was indicted on 22 counts of racketeering, bribery, wire fraud and extortion.
Mayor Lightfoot accuses Vallas of dog-whistle politics as Vallas and Johnson surge. Chicago teachers blast their union over big campaign spending. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes his anti-woke show to Elmhurst.
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As the federal ComEd Four bribery conspiracy trial nears, prosecutors revealed in a court filing that a longtime confidant of Speaker Michael Madigan was interviewed twice by federal authorities before the probe became public.
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In a flurry of pretrial filings, lawyers for the so-called “ComEd Four” are seeking to keep large swaths of evidence away from the jury next month, including the utility’s admissions of a scheme to influence then-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Garcia is not accused of wrongdoing, and spokesman denies he played role in the push by former House Speaker Michael Madigan for ComEd appointment.