/tags/commonwealth-edison Commonwealth Edison en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-28/supreme-court-ruling-michael-madigan-case In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that the federal bribery statute — referred to as “Section 666” — does not criminalize “gratuities” given to a state or local public official after he or she has already performed an official act. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-28/supreme-court-ruling-michael-madigan-case Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2024-03-19/illinois-utilities-file-slimmed-down-spending-plans-after-being-rebuffed-by-regulators State regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-19/illinois-utilities-file-slimmed-down-spending-plans-after-being-rebuffed-by-regulators Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2024-02-16/illinoisans-fund-utilities-corporate-donations-and-legal-advocates-want-to-change-that Consumer advocates are pushing for a change to state law that would bar utilities from collecting money from customers for those expenditures, liability insurance covering executives and for the cost associated with filing rate cases. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-16/illinoisans-fund-utilities-corporate-donations-and-legal-advocates-want-to-change-that Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2023-12-15/illinois-regulators-once-again-flex-muscle-in-rejecting-utilities-grid-plans-lessening-rate-hikes In rejecting the plans, regulators limited the companies’ proposed rate increases, meaning that next year’s impending increases will be significantly smaller than the utilities’ requests. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:13:35 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-12-15/illinois-regulators-once-again-flex-muscle-in-rejecting-utilities-grid-plans-lessening-rate-hikes Andrew Adams /government-politics-issues/2021-04-29/pritzker-enters-crowded-battle-over-clean-energy-utility-accountability-after-comed-scandal Boosting the need for clean energy has taken on new urgency in the last year after ComEd signed off on a $200 million fine and admitted in a deferred prosecution agreement that the company engaged in a years-long bribery scheme. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:41:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-29/pritzker-enters-crowded-battle-over-clean-energy-utility-accountability-after-comed-scandal Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2021-01-12/madigan-suspends-campaign-for-speaker-after-falling-short-on-votes-but-isnt-officially-out Embattled House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) stunned Illinois’ political sphere on Monday morning, announcing he would suspended his campaign for a... Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:34:46 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-01-12/madigan-suspends-campaign-for-speaker-after-falling-short-on-votes-but-isnt-officially-out Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2020-12-15/madigan-shielded-from-answering-to-role-in-comed-bribery-scheme-as-allies-halt-investigation Democratic allies of House Speaker Mike Madigan on Monday ended an inquiry into whether the speaker did anything that should disqualify him from serving... Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:48:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-12-15/madigan-shielded-from-answering-to-role-in-comed-bribery-scheme-as-allies-halt-investigation Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2020-12-03/4-former-illinois-comed-executives-and-lobbyists-plead-not-guilty-in-bribery-scheme Four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a long-running federal bribery investigation that increasingly appears focused on Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:46:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-12-03/4-former-illinois-comed-executives-and-lobbyists-plead-not-guilty-in-bribery-scheme Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold | WBEZ /2020-11-19/key-madigan-ally-comed-lobbyists-and-official-indicted-in-federal-bribery-scheme A longtime confidante of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was charged along with two other former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and the CEO of... Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:30:47 GMT /2020-11-19/key-madigan-ally-comed-lobbyists-and-official-indicted-in-federal-bribery-scheme Hannah Meisel