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Longtime Madigan Ally, 3 Others Plead Not Guilty In ComEd Bribery Case

NewsColony2 December 2020

by NewsColony2 December 202002

CHICAGO (CBS) — Four former ComEd executives and consultants, including a longtime confidant of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal...

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Defiant Madigan Plans To Run For Speaker Again, Claiming ‘Significant’ Support, Despite Increasing Calls To Resign

NewsColony21 November 2020

by NewsColony21 November 202006

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans to run for another term leading the chamber in January, despite a growing number of his...

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Pritzker Calls On Madigan To ‘Answer Every Last Question’ About ComEd Bribery Scandal After New Indictments Tied To Speaker

NewsColony19 November 2020

by NewsColony19 November 202006

CHICAGO (CBS) — In the wake of a fresh round of indictments in the ComEd bribery scandal linked to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, Gov....

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Committee Investigating Speaker Madigan’s Ties To ComEd Bribery Scandal Won’t Meet Again Until After Election

NewsColony6 October 2020

by NewsColony6 October 2020041

CHICAGO (CBS) — An Illinois House committee investigating possible disciplinary action against Speaker Michael Madigan over his ties to the ComEd bribery scandal won’t meet...

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Sweepstakes Company Owner Added As Co-Defendant In Bribery Case Against Ex-State Rep. Luis Arroyo

NewsColony2 October 2020

by NewsColony2 October 2020030

CHICAGO (CBS) — The owner of a video sweepstakes company has been indicted as part of a federal bribery case filed last year against former...

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Republicans On Illinois House Panel Investigating Madigan Want To Subpoena Speaker; But Democratic Chair Pushes Back

NewsColony1 October 2020

by NewsColony1 October 2020043

CHICAGO (CBS) — Republicans on a committee investigating possible disciplinary action against Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan want to use the panel’s subpoena power to...

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State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit To Challenge Michael Madigan For Illinois House Speaker

NewsColony1 October 2020

by NewsColony1 October 2020030

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) plans to run against House Speaker Michael Madigan for his leadership post after the new Illinois...

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Ex-ComEd Executive Fidel Marquez Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme Tied To Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

NewsColony29 September 2020

by NewsColony29 September 2020033

CHICAGO (CBS) — Fidel Marquez, a politically connected former ComEd executive, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to federal bribery charges, admitting he helped give out jobs,...

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Speaker Madigan Declines To Testify At House Investigating Committee Hearing On ComEd Bribery Case

NewsColony25 September 2020

by NewsColony25 September 2020037

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has turned down an invitation to testify before a committee investigating possible disciplinary action against him over...

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Democrats, Republicans On House Committee Investigating Madigan Send Competing Letters To Feds On Limits For Hearings

NewsColony17 September 2020

by NewsColony17 September 2020017

CHICAGO (CBS) — Before the Illinois House panel investigating possible disciplinary action against Speaker Mike Madigan over his dealings with ComEd, Democrats and Republicans already...