A key allegation in the “ComEd Four” trial, expected to begin Tuesday with jury selection, promises a fascinating glimpse into how the struggle over the reins of power in Illinois can create some strange bedfellows.
A newly unsealed search warrant in the ComEd bribery probe centered on former House Speaker Michael Madigan provides the greatest detail yet about an alleged behind-the-scenes effort to kill an energy bill supported by Madigan’s daughter, the then-Illinois attorney general.