ABC 7 Chicago reports that former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has announced his intention to resign his office as Illinois representative:
After 50 years in the state legislature, Mike Madigan is finally calling it quits.
On Thursday, the legendary political figure sent a letter to the House speaker announcing that he will be resigning from the state representative post he has held since 1971.
Madigan said in a statement his resignation from the position in the 22nd District will be effective at the end of February.
There is no individual more responsible for the fiscal disaster that is Illinois than Mr. Madigan. This resignation follows hard on the heels of the end of his 40 year tenure as Illinois House Speaker. He’s still the Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party. I expect that to change soon.
I also expect that there will be developments in the ongoing investigation of his involvement in a corrupt scheme involving Commonwealth Edison. We won’t have heard the last of Madigan for a while.
I’ve forgotten the basis for the scheme, or how it was uncovered.
For Madigan to resign they must have the goods.
@Drew, I think the scheme involved Commonwealth Edison paying/giving jobs to friends of Madigan. If there is any kind of wriggle room it would involve friends of Madigan benefiting themselves by their association with Madigan to get benefits for themselves or their friends.
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Thanks. Read an article this AM where they just describe “perks†for Madigan and friends.
And then there was “toilet-removal-gate†wrt Pritzker.