Madigan Confidant Gets 2 Years For Role In ComEd Bribery

By Celeste Bott ( July 24, 2025, 5:12 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge sentenced a lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison to two years in prison Thursday for his role in forging a "crucial connection" between the utility and his longtime friend, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and acting as Madigan's mouthpiece in a scheme to illegally influence the powerful politician to support ComEd's legislative agenda....

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