In a matter of weeks, Michael Madigan has given up the titles that have bestowed him historic political and legislative power over Illinois for decades.
Ex-House speaker Madigan quits Democratic Party chairman job
Illinois former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks during a committee hearing in Chicago Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 in Chicago. Madigan, who resigned from his legislative seat last week, has also stepped down from his post as chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Madigan s move comes as he s been implicated in a federal bribery investigation. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, file) February 22, 2021 - 6:46 PM
CHICAGO - Michael Madigan, the Chicago Democrat who for decades led the Illinois House of Representatives before recently resigning the Legislature amid an ongoing federal probe that implicated him in a long-running bribery scheme, quit Monday as state party chairman.
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Feb 22, 2021 5:43 PM
(The Center Square) – In a matter of weeks, Michael Madigan has given up the titles that have bestowed him historic political and legislative power over Illinois for decades.
Madigan announced Monday that he’s stepped down from his position as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.
“Over the last two decades, we have elected a diverse array of Democrats across Illinois and helped send a hometown Chicago leader to the White House, turning Illinois into a Democratic stronghold in the Midwest,” Madigan said in a news release. “Together, we faced conservative extremism and stood up for working men and women.”
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan announced Monday that he is resigning as chairman of the state Democratic Party, a post he has held since