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How should Springfield clean up after the ComEd scandal? Lawmakers reform plans are hazy

APRIL 23, 2021 | by Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold | WBEZ 91.5FM (ILLINOIS)

By Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold, includes radio segment and story, including “… Illinois lawmakers have yet to put up new ethical guardrails in response to the historic Commonwealth Edison bribery scandal that toppled ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan and led to a series of federal indictments. … Even if ComEd is a weakened brand, the company’s corporate sister, Exelon Generation, has kept up pressure on lawmakers for a new bailout for its struggling Illinois nuclear business.”

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