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SPRINGFIELD State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch gathered crucial support in his bid to be the next speaker of the Illinois House on Tuesday, picking up backing from the Latinx Caucus and seeing two of his rivals exit the race.
In a vote late Tuesday, 50 House Democrats voted for Welch for speaker, and 15 chose downstate state Rep. Jay Hoffman, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times. Another eight voted present.
After the state House and Senate worked until shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday debating and voting on a flurry of final bills for the lame-duck session, House Democrats planned to meet again behind closed doors Wednesday morning in an effort to decide on a speaker to succeed Mike Madigan as well as vote on any final bills. ....

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