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Published January 11, 2021 • Updated on January 11, 2021 at 7:49 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC The race to become Speaker of the House in Illinois took a dramatic turn on Monday when Speaker Mike Madigan suspended his campaign for the post, leaving potential contenders scrambling to shore up their support. “This is not a withdrawal. I have suspended my campaign for speaker,” Madigan said in a statement. “I have always put the best interest of the House Democratic Caucus, and our member...

Scandal-plagued Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday suspended his bid to keep running the Illinois House, even as he left open the possibility he could reemerge if Democrats can’t agree on

In politically calculated move, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan suspends bid for another term but doesn’t bow out Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS Speaker Michael Madigan on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Jan. 8, 2021. CHICAGO — Scandal-plagued Speaker Michael Madigan on Monday suspended his bid to keep running the Illinois House, even as he left open the possibi...

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Three lawmakers could be in the running to replace Madigan—who waits in the wings, in case they come up short. Here's what you need to know.

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.

“I asked, during our last meeting, no less than five separate times, for changes, because many in law enforcement have specifically talked about the qualified immunity elimination as their issue,” Sims said. “What’s your proposed solution on the other side? As I said to them and I say now, the perspective to do nothing and to just say no, is not an option.” House Democrats also accused law enforcement groups of spreading misinformation about the proposals, citing a Face...

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Rich Hein/Sun-Times file photo While the lawmaker committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan did not find wrongdoing on his part, his path to another term as speaker likely remains slim. He’s still six votes short. Charlie Wheeler, a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Springfield who reported on Madigan for more than two decades, said the only thing that could change the minds of some Democratic lawmakers would be for U.S. Attorney John Lausch to declare Madigan �...