Jury selection is underway in the trial of four ex-Commonwealth Edison officials who stand accused of scheming to bribe indicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Dozens of potential jurors were brought in for questioning as the case against the so-called “ComEd Four” — ex-CEO Anne Pramaggiore, ex-ComEd lobbyist Mike McClain, retired ComEd executive John Hooker and ex-City Club of Chicago president and former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty — got underway.
Prosecutors alleged the four defendants tried to bribe Madigan — who controlled what proposals the Illinois House of Representatives would consider and approve — from 2011 until 2019 in order to advance legislation favorable to ComEd and kill bills the firm opposed. McClain helped to make the arrangements and otherwise worked with ComEd’s leadership to make Madigan — whom the defendants allegedly referred to as “our friend” or “a friend of ours” — happy by getting ComEd to hire interns from the 13th Ward and having ComEd give Juan Ochoa a lucrative seat on ComEd’s board of directors.
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