‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’: Prosecution’s Star Witness Continues Testimony in ‘ComEd Four’ Trial – WTTW (Chicago)

Former ComEd vice President Fidel Marquez told jurors that when he got a request from Mike McClain — a ComEd consultant and Michael Madigan’s longtime trusted ally — he knew he had to act on it with urgency because those directions were really coming from Madigan. During one February meeting, McClain is overheard advising Marquez not to put “anything in writing,” stating that “it’s a favor.”