Chicago’s Deal With ComEd Faces Renewed Scrutiny After Bribery Charge
The political corruption scandal at Illinois’ largest electric utility has Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot thinking hard about renewing the city’s contract with ComEd.
The political corruption scandal at Illinois’ largest electric utility has Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot thinking hard about renewing the city’s contract with ComEd.
As ComEd pays $200 million fine, Speaker Madigan has denied wrongdoing. “He has never made a legislative decision with improper motives,” a spokeswoman said.
ComEd’s payments to Jenner & Block spiked as federal prosecutors investigated the company’s ties to Illinois politicians.
Speaker’s top aide and utility’s chief advocate in Springfield discussed finding jobs at the power company for former aides.
Tobolski’s chief of staff had a side job as a “sales agent” for a Chicago-based red-light camera company.
The parent company of the local utility giant publicly acknowledged for the first time that civil and criminal penalties could be coming.
The feds’ interest represents a new potential avenue of their probe into a once-powerful Springfield lobbyist who’s already facing scrutiny.
The Chicago Democrat is charged with offering a bribe to an unnamed state senator in order to win favor for a lobbying client.
The guilty plea comes just one day after the Chicago Democrat was charged in a federal probe into Illinois’ red-light camera industry.
The Chicago Democrat faces bribery and tax fraud counts for his alleged efforts to protect the red-light camera industry’s interests.