After 50 years as a state representative, Chicago Democrat Mike Madigan is resigning from the Illinois House of Representatives at the end of the month.
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Within the past three weeks, the Illinois Senate has welcomed three new members.
Last Saturday, another Turner â State Sen. Doris Turner, a Springfield alderman and the Sangamon County Democratic Party chairwoman â was selected to fill the seat of former state Sen. Andy Manar, who resigned to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. She is the first Black person to represent Central Illinois in the Senate.
Springfield Ward 3 Alderman Doris Turner and state Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, discuss drainage issues on Springfield s east side on June 17. Turner was appointed Saturday to succeed Manar, who resigned last month, in the Illinois Senate.