Madigan Confidant, Former ComEd CEO Among 4 Charged in Alleged Bribery Scheme, Feds Say

Two former ComEd executives and two consultants, one a longtime confidant of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and the other the former president of City Club of Chicago, have been indicted on multiple federal charges alleging they conspired in a bribery scheme to influence the powerful lawmaker – identified only as “Public Official A” – in return for legislation favorable to the utility giant, prosecutors announced Wednesday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the details.