Feds asked for information about Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in City Club of Chicago subp
Federal investigators sought information about Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in a subpoena and search warrant served on the City Club of Chicago as part of a probe into ComEd’s lobbying practices, sources told the Tribune on Monday.
The emergence of Madigan’s name on the paperwork is the latest indication that authorities are looking at the powerful veteran speaker as part of their burgeoning investigation. Madigan spokeswoman Eileen Boyce said she had no comment.
The City Club subpoena and search warrant, executed in mid-May, also requested information about several ComEd officials, including Anne Pramaggiore, a source said. She is a former top ComEd official who abruptly retired last week as CEO of Exelon Utilities. A source has told the Tribune that she was one of the focuses of the federal investigation.
Two other longtime ComEd lobbyists — John Hooker and Fidel Marquez — are also named in the subpoena and search warrant, a source said. Pramaggiore and Hooker have declined to comment, and Marquez has not responded to messages over the last few weeks. Hooker and Marquez are under federal scrutiny, sources have told the Tribune.
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