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‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd

The feds’ key witness, former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez, spent hours testifying Tuesday about how he and other ComEd executives fielded constant requests to find jobs for people he said were pushed for employment by Madigan, even when evaluations found their qualifications lacking.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore | ComEd Exhibit 22-T

Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore have a conversation, with her heard saying she will hire Mike Zalewski.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Fidel Marquez | ComEd Exhibit 23-T

Michael McClain and Fidel Marquez have a conversation, McClain says “Let me just tell you about each guy.”

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore | ComEd Exhibit 18-T

Michael McClain and Anne Pramaggiore have a conversation, Pramaggiore tells McClain “This never would’ve happened without you and John.”

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ComEd had to earn Madigan’s favor for legislative success, fed star witness says

Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez took the stand as prosecutors planned to use secretly recorded FBI conversations to spotlight a key contract used to pay associates of the former House speaker.

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Elusive former top aide offers inside look at how Michael Madigan wielded power — and helped muster votes on bill pushed by ComEd

Will Cousineau took the witness stand after securing letters from the feds granting him immunity and making clear he’s not a target of an investigation. Then he listened as prosecutors played a December 2018 call he’d participated in and which was secretly recorded by the FBI.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain, Michael Madigan, Justin Cox, Heather Wier-Vaught, Craig Willert, Will Cousineau, Jessica Basham | ComEd Exhibit 112-T

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan discusses leadership assignments in a secretly-recorded meeting with members of his staff in December 2018.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and William Cousineau | ComEd Exhibit 6-T

Michael McClain and William Cousineau have a conversation, McClain says to “remember who our real client is.”

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 4-T

Michael McClain and Michael Madigan make dinner plans.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Craig Willert | ComEd Exhibit 62-T

Michael McClain speaks to Craig Willert, a member of the speaker’s staff.

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Ex-Madigan aide testifies in ComEd trial, the efforts to revive downtown and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Mika Baugher | ComEd Exhibit 24-T

Madigan confidant Michael McClain speaks to Madigan’s secretary, Mika Baugher.

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Former top aide to Michael Madigan testifies under immunity in ComEd bribery trial as tape is played from secretly recorded meeting

“I understand we have a lot of people walking around trying to find things to complain about,” Madigan is heard saying at the meeting. “Every once in a while, the speaker gets to do what he wants to do.”

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Defense tries to flip the script in ComEd bribery trial, casting corruption charges as ‘classic, honest, legal lobbying’

Four former political power players are charged in a scheme to bribe Michael Madigan when he was Illinois’ powerful House speaker by arranging for jobs, contracts and money for Madigan’s allies.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and James Connolly | ComEd Exhibit 114-T

Michael McClain talks to James Connolly about “this almighty buck.”

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 102-T

Speaker Michael Madigan and Michael McClain have a brief conversation about state Rep. Lou Lang.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 101-T

Speaker Michael Madigan and Michael McClain discuss McClain’s conversation with state Rep. Lou Lang.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 99-T

A brief conversation between Speaker Michael Madigan and Michael McClain.

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 92-T

Michael McClain speaks to Speaker Michael Madigan about moving state Rep. Lou Lang “to the dark side, that’s what I call lobbying.”

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Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Richard Luft | ComEd Exhibit 13-T

Madigan confidant Michael McClain speaks to former state Sen. Richard Luft and tells him that despite his retirement, Madigan “thinks I can do more assignments.”

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ComEd was pressured to hire politically connected law firm as it fought for key bills in Springfield, former top official testifies

ComEd’s former general counsel said he was told to sign the law firm of political operative Victor Reyes to an unusual three-year contract guaranteeing Reyes’ firm 850 hours of legal work a year.

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Telephone Conversation between Michael McClain and Michael Madigan | ComEd Exhibit 86-T

Michael Madigan and Michael McClain discuss an issue involving then-Senate President John Cullerton and anti-Madigan political ads from Senate Democrats.

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Madigan ruled ‘through fear and intimidation,’ ComEd bribery trial jurors told

When asked what Madigan valued most in other legislators, state Rep. Robert “Bob” Rita answered, “loyalty.”

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First batch of secret Madigan recordings released, mayoral runoff race heats up and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Jurors in ComEd bribery trial get a lesson in machine politics — in Michael Madigan’s own words

For the first time Thursday, jurors in the bribery trial of Michael McClain and three other political power players heard Madigan’s voice on secret recordings.

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