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Scandal-Plagued Illinois Democrat Resigns from Office
Michael Madigan was the longest-serving house speaker in the country
Barack Obama and then-Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan / Getty Images Alex Nester • February 18, 2021 12:34 pm
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Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan (D.) resigned from the state legislature today amid an ongoing federal bribery investigation.
Madigan, who spent over half a century in the Illinois legislature, was implicated in a federal investigation into high-ranking state Democrats' ties with Commonwealth Edison, Illinois's largest utility provider. The utility giant allegedly gave perks worth $1.32 million in exchange for Madigan's rubber stamp on bills in the state legislature, according to federal investigators. He lost his position as speaker in January after failing to secure crucial backing from his Democratic colleagues.

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