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Good Thursday morning, Illinois. This was not just a transfer of power, it was a profound change of attitude, David Axelrod said on CNN last night after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office, Bruce Springsteen crooned and a young poet slayed the day.
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TGIF, Illinois. And Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate and to others looking for a little light in this crazy year.
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Sonya Harper as its new chair, following Sen.
BLACK CAUCUS BACKS MADIGAN MERRY VAX-MAS! LIGHTFOOT DINGS D.C. GOP EYES GOLDBERG DURBIN’s DOUBLE DUTY
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Happy Thursday, Illinois. Relax Democrats, says POLITICO’s John F. Harris,
The Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus announced late Wednesday night that it s sticking with
Michael Madigan as speaker, even as he struggles to hold onto a majority of members in the wake of concerns about his connection to a corruption scandal.
Madigan hasn’t been charged, but the looming scandal has touched people in his orbit and in turn been a distraction, some members of the full House have said, putting his position as speaker in jeopardy.