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Longest-serving legislative leader in US history steps aside as Illinois House Democrats choose first Black speaker
Longest-serving legislative leader in US history steps aside as Illinois House Democrats choose first Black speaker
ByThe Associated Press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Longest-serving legislative leader in US history steps aside as Illinois House Democrats choose first Black speaker.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Wednesday elected its first Black speaker to replace the longest-serving legislative leader in modern U.S. history, picking Democratic Rep. Emanuel "Chris" . . .
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Illinois House Democrats on Wednesday chose Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch to lead the chamber as Michael Madigan stepped aside from a job he d held for nearly 40 years.