SPRINGFIELD — Former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, 78, announced Thursday, Feb. 18 he will step down from the state House of Representatives after 50 years in office. “I leave…
SPRINGFIELD — Since assuming his new role a few short weeks ago, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has distinguished himself from his predecessor, Rep. Michael Madigan. For…
SPRINGFIELD – 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…
An Illinois Democrat congressman said he is holding back support of Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives until she commits to changes in the legislative body’s…
SPRINGFIELD – The election of Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives marked the beginning of a new era in state politics. Not only is he…
SPRINGFIELD – The top Republican in the Illinois House on Thursday, Oct. 6 called for Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, to either demand that Democratic House Speaker Michael…
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Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department ...
