Column: Filing indicates appeasing Madigan was often complicated – Champaign News-Gazette*

Jim Dey: "The rule at ComEd, the filing asserts, was to do whatever it took to keep the powerful Chicago Democrat happy. In return, ComEd knew from experience, (former Speaker Michael) Madigan wouldn’t block ComEd-favored initiatives in the legislature. But what happened if ComEd couldn’t make Madigan happy? Company officials didn’t want to find out..."

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