Member of Illinois House Black Caucus won’t back Madigan despite caucus support

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The Legislative Black Caucus has come out in support of embattled Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago. But one caucus member says he stands by his previous dissent.

While he hasn’t been charged with a crime, Madigan has been implicated in federal bribery charges against five others. One former ComEd official pleaded guilty to bribery charges in September. Four others, two other former ComEd officials and two Madigan associates, pleaded not guilty last month.

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