Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s push for a quick vote on a proposed 15-year franchise agreement with Commonwealth Edison was short-circuited in the City Council on Wednesday.
Lightfoot agreed the Council “absolutely needs to look at every page and understand everything that’s in here,” but added that “the process to initiate that consideration is to have it introduced into committee,” which “cannot be done if we’re playing parliamentary games. We need to get this before a joint committee so that the entirety of the agreement can be considered in a timely and appropriate fashion.
Lightfoot called the deal “unparalleled compared to other initiatives around the country,” highlighting the $120 million from ComEd shareholders — not rate payers — for “community climate priorities.” “When members of the City Council actually have an opportunity to read it, ask questions, kick the tires, they’re gonna see this is a big deal, a significant win for the residents of our city.
Martin is concerned that information may surface during the upcoming corruption trial of former ComEd executives and Madigan cohorts will adversely impact the city’s view of ComEd as being a “steward of our electrical grid.”
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