Jay Doherty, the former City Club of Chicago leader and Commonwealth Edison consultant, reported to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a one-year sentence handed down in the bribery scandal involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Doherty, 72, checked in at the federal correctional institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, a medium-security, male-only facility, according to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He must serve 85 percent of his sentence, though because of his age he could be released to a halfway house or home confinement sooner.

Doherty is the first person directly linked to the Madigan case to wind up behind bars, as other defendants, including Madigan himself, have asked to remain free on bond pending appeal.

Several others convicted in offshoot cases, including fo

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