Head of House bribery probe should quit stonewalling – Editorial – Crain’s*

The chairman of a special Illinois House panel investigating Speaker Michael Madigan's role in the Commonwealth Edison bribery scandal wants us to believe the dangers of a show trial outweigh the benefits of learning the truth.

That's the only logical conclusion one can draw in the wake of the news, reported by Crain's columnist Greg Hinz on Oct. 1, that state Rep. Chris Welch, D-Hillside, is forbidding his committee from issuing subpoenas to people who could shed light on a specter that's haunted Springfield for months. He says he won't allow his panel "to be used as a stage for political theater."

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