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WASHINGTON As of Tuesday night, Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., has the edge over Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris (8
th) to be the next Democratic Party of Illinois chairman.
State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, is also in the mix.
Scandalized and under a federal public corruption probe, now former state party chair Mike Madigan on Monday gave up the party gavel he’s kept in a stranglehold since 1998.
But the players in the state knew the day was coming when Madigan would have to step down.
Behind the scenes, there’s been talk about Madigan’s replacement going on among three powerful officials: Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.
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