ComEd’s former top lawyer paints Madigan confidant as ‘double agent’ in testimony

By Hannah Meisel Capitol News Illinois

Posted March 22, 2023 11:07 AM

Updated March 22, 2023 3:34 PM

Being the longtime friend of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan granted Mike McClain certain privileges not afforded to other lobbyists in Springfield, jurors heard Tuesday in a federal corruption trial that, in part, centers around the relationship between the two.McClain “had pretty free access” to the offices in Madigan’s suite on the third floor of the state Capitol building in Springfield, according to the Tuesday testimony of the former top attorney at electric utility Commonwealth …

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