Mike Madigan's Houdini act may be coming to an end.

Without naming him, U.S. Attorney John Lausch in the agreement and a statement of facts made it clear as could be that Madigan is at the center of a bribery scandal of stunning reach, even by Illinois corruption standards. No, Madigan and "Individual A" - who, by all accounts, is former ComEd lobbyist and top Madigan legislative associate Michael McClain - "sought to obtain... jobs, vendor subcontracts and monetary payments" for precinct captains and others. [Extracted from the article]