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CAPITOL RECAP: Welch Becomes First Black Speaker of Illinois House; Madigan Steps Aside

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Newly-elected House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, passes a seated Rep. Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, as he returns to his seat on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday, Jan. 13, after being nominated to replace Madigan as speaker.
Credit Jerry Nowicki of Capitol News Illinois
Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch made history Wednesday, Jan. 13, by becoming the first Black person elected speaker of the Illinois House, succeeding Rep. Michael Madigan, who leaves the job after serving for 36 of the past 38 years.
The House came into session Wednesday afternoon to begin the 102nd General Assembly just moments after it adjourned a rare lame duck session that ended the 101st biennial session. ....

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Illinois veterans affairs director resigns in aftermath of deadly COVID-19 outbreak

SPRINGFIELD â Illinois Department of Veteransâ Affairs Director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, more than two months after an outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle Veteransâ Home that has killed more than a quarter of the facilityâs residents.
Chapa LaVia is the second high-profile departure related to the outbreak at the LaSalle home in the aftermath of the deadly outbreak. LaSalle Veteransâ Home Administrator Angela Melbrech was fired on Dec. 7.
Chapa LaViaâs resignation came after a House Civil Judiciary committee hearing on Monday morning during which members questioned her handling of the outbreak at the LaSalle home, where 36 residents have died of COVID-19 since Nov. 1. ....

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Top Regional News: Some Illinois counties entering next phase of vaccine distribution

Top Regional News: Some Illinois counties entering next phase of vaccine distribution
Illinois News Desk
Some Illinois counties entering next phase of vaccine distribution
SPRINGFIELD Some regions of the state could see loosened COVID-19 restrictions as early as Friday as some counties have already transitioned to the next phase of vaccine distribution, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday.
Although the state remains in Phase 1A of its vaccine distribution plan, some communities which have substantially completed Phase 1A have moved to the early stages of Phase 1B.
“We want to make sure any available vaccine is administered quickly to the priority groups that we’ve laid out,” Pritzker said. “Let’s get those out to Phase 1B people. . Even though we haven’t moved everybody into the next phase, we don’t want any of these vaccines sitting around.” ....

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