Michael McClain, former ComEd lobbyist convicted in corruption scheme, reports to prison: court docs

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Michael McClain, Madigan ally convicted in bribery case, now in prison
Former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain is in prison, as of Tuesday.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain is in prison, as of Tuesday.

According to court documents, he's reported to a federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky.

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McClain is a friend and ally of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan.

This summer he was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme.

Madigan is also in a federal prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia.

He's been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

Madigan, 83, recently asked President Donald Trump for a pardon at the completion of his sentence.

A clemency case has been opened and the petition is under review.

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