COMMENTARY: Republican legislators implicated as part of Madigan special interest donations

As if the whole corruption saga surrounding Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wasn't already interesting. However, it just got that much more interesting, based on recent developments that now implicate members of the Republican Party.
Madigan, presumably "Public Official A" in recent ComEd legal filings, and some of his special interests may have something to do with contributions to some Republicans as well.
Davidsmeyer willingly admits to receiving ComEd money
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) recently stated on local station WLDS/WEAI that he unashamedly accepts campaign contributions from the utility company.
WLDS reported Saturday that Davidsmeyer has not only received campaign contributions from ComEd, but also Walgreens and AT&T previously. Walgreens and AT&T are also targeted in the ongoing FBI investigation on Madigan and lobbyist activities.
Illinois Sunshine reports that Davidsmeyer’s campaign committee “Citizens for C.D. Davidsmeyer” received $5,400 from ComEd and parent company Exelon since February 2013. Additionally, there were contributions totaling $11,860.81 coming from AT&T, as well as $3,000 from Walgreens.
In a recent radio interview, Davidsmeyer willing admits the contributions he's received:
is supporting me as a candidate, and if they decide they don’t want to anymore, they’ll decrease or knock it off.

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