Scandal-plagued Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D.) suspended his campaign for speaker on Monday after failing to secure necessary support from his Democratic colleagues.
Less than 48 hours before a new Illinois General Assembly is sworn in, the House Black Caucus has rallied behind Democratic state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch of Hillside as its choice to be the next speaker.
Besieged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan "suspended" his campaign for re-election as leader and told Democratic rivals to make the next move. But he left room to return.
Illinois heads into a challenging year with the possibility that the man who's pulled the strings in Springfield for decades, House Speaker Michael Madigan, will no longer be at the helm.
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