The 'ComEd Four' are all accused of a scheme to bribe former House Speaker Mike Madigan.
During the first full day of testimony in the "ComEd Four" trial, there was barely a mention of ComEd at all, with only defendant Mike McClain's name mentioned.
"I did not expect to lose my chairmanship because I was acting in the best interests of my district," said Carol Sente, a former State Representative from Vernon Hills who believes she was punished for not supporting bills that were important to Madigan. It was the same for Scott Drury, another former State Rep, who says he was also iced out after he became the only Democrat to not vote for Madigan's re-election as Speaker during the start of his third term.But it was the testimony of Lou Lang - the former Deputy Majority Leader from Skokie who was once part of Madigan's of inner circle but was brought down by sexual harassment allegations - that led to the playing of the first undercover cell phone recording.
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