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IL speaker’s friend, 3 others enter bribery case pleas

Peoria, IL, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Julia Bradley
Dec 3, 2020 | 5:41 AM
In this photo taken on Monday, May 19, 2014, llinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Ill. As it becomes increasingly difficult to muster 60 votes for the extension of the state’s income tax increase, some lawmakers are pitching other options to consider, including a gradual roll back of tax rates as more a politically viable alternative. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

CHICAGO (AP) – Four people, including a close friend of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, have entered not guilty pleas in a federal bribery case alleging a scheme with the state’s largest utility.

The pleas were entered Wednesday, weeks after they were charged with federal counts of bribery and conspiracy.

Among those who entered pleas was Michael McClain, a one-time state lawmaker and close friend of Madigan. The others are former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggirore, lobbyist and former ComEd executive John Hooker, and consultant Jay Doherty.

Madigan hasn’t been charged and has denied any wrongdoing.

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