By Ray Long, includes “Already caught up in a high-profile federal bribery scheme, Commonwealth Edison is embroiled in an escalating fight with dozens of cash-squeezed Chicago suburbs that are demanding the power company deliver millions of dollars in utility taxes the communities say they are owed. … The power company says it has found the requests can be ‘substantially overstated’ … Noak noted the communities have needed to hire professional outside auditors to help.”