Welch reflects on first year as House speaker
— January 11, 2022SPRINGFIELD – One year after being named speaker of the Illinois House, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch says he is proud of the accomplishments he and his colleagues achieved and he…
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Women’s Caucus candidates cite importance of party unity in House speaker choice
— January 26, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives made history on Jan. 13 when they elected the first Black lawmaker to serve as House Speaker and ended the reign of…
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Black Caucus puts Welch forth as speaker candidate
— January 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – One day after state House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, announced a suspension — but not a withdrawal — of his campaign for another term as speaker, a state…
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Three Democrats now challenging Madigan for House speaker
— January 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Ann Williams officially threw her hat into the ring Wednesday to become the next speaker of the Illinois House, making her the third Democrat to announce…
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Pritzker: Madigan needs to answer questions or step aside
— November 19, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday, Nov. 19 put his own pressure on House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Democratic leader needs to answer questions from the press…
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Madigan’s reign is over, Welch to become state’s first Black speaker
— January 13, 2021SPRINGFIELD – One of the most transformative six-day periods in the history of Illinois government came to an end Wednesday, Jan. 13 with the election of Rep. Emanuel “Chris”…
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Madigan suspends speaker campaign: ‘This is not a withdrawal’
— January 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD – House Speaker Michael Madigan announced he would suspend his campaign for House Speaker of the 102nd General Assembly on Monday, Jan. 11 but his statement made clear…
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Democrats vote to end legislative investigation of Madigan
— December 15, 2020SPRINGFIELD — After just three hearings in four months, Democrats on the special committee probing House Speaker Michael Madigan’s alleged misconduct and role in a bribery scheme…
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