Amid the #MeToo era, it might seem like a career killer to testify under immunity at ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s federal corruption trial about a scheme to get an alleged sexual harasser a paycheck after he was fired from Madigan’s political organization.

But a year after testifying as a government witness at the Chicago trial — which ended in a conviction and prison sentence for Madigan — Will Cousineau remains a Statehouse lobbyist, records show.

And the company he works for, Cornerstone Government Affairs, is still making Statehouse campaign contributions — with roughly $70,000 given to more than 50 state legislators, among other political figures, since Cousineau’s court appearance last fall.

Among the recipients: Madigan’s successor, Illinois House Speaker Emanue

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