Editing Commonwealth Edison (section)

===Corruption scandal===
On July 17, 2020, ComEd agreed to pay $200 million following what had been a several-year federal investigation of suspected illegal lobbying, political graft and sweetheart contract deals which were made in exchange for the company having a near-monopoly on regional power utility.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/commonwealth-edison-agrees-pay-200-million-resolve-federal-criminal-investigation |title = Commonwealth Edison Agrees to Pay $200 Million to Resolve Federal Criminal Investigation Into Bribery Scheme {{!}} USAO-NDIL {{!}} Department of Justice| date=17 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://abc7chicago.com/comed-mike-madigan-house-speaker-il/6321771/| title = ComEd bribery investigation: U.S Attorney's Office charges energy company, implicating Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan - ABC7 Chicago| date = 17 July 2020}}</ref> On September 4, 2020, former ComEd Vice-President Fidel Marquez became the first ComEd executive to be criminally charged for his involvement in the scandal.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-comed-fidel-marquez-madigan-bribery-charge-20200905-rkbr4lclkrevvkw27nmpuzrdxq-story.html| title = Former ComEd VP charged with bribery conspiracy in scheme to sway House Speaker Michael Madigan - Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]| date = 4 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://abc7chicago.com/comed-fidel-marquez-vp-mike-madigan/6409381/| title = Former ComEd VP Fidel Marquez charged in alleged bribery scheme implicating Michael Madigan - ABC7 Chicago| date = 5 September 2020}}</ref> 


====2023 ComEd Four convictions====

On May 2, 2023, ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist Mike McClain, retired ComEd executive John Hooker and ex-City Club of Chicago president and former ComEd consultant Jay Doherty were each found guilty on nine counts of bribery conspiracy, bribery and willfully falsifying the company’s books.<ref name=comedfourconviction>{{cite news|url=https://news.wttw.com/2023/05/02/jurors-reach-verdict-comed-four-bribery-case|title='ComEd Four' Found Guilty of Conspiring to Bribe Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan|first=Matt|last=Masterson|publisher=WTTW|date=May 2, 2023|accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref> These ComEd associates, who were nicknamed the "ComEd Four" were determined to have made efforts to corruptly influence former Illinois House Speaker [[Michael Madigan]].<ref name=comedfourconviction />