Roy Williams Jr., a community organizer and Army veteran, has been named the replacement for Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, on the Springfield City Council.
Mayor Jim Langfelder announced Friday that Williams had beaten out eight others to serve the final two years of Turner s term. The others who showed interest included Billy Earl, Bill Eddington II, Diane Howard, Fredrick Jackson, District 186 Board District 6 Representative Judith Johnson, Sangamon County District 19 Board Member Vera Small, former Capitol Township trustee Candice Trees and Nadine Wright. The nomination will be presented Tuesday to the full city council. Williams will be up for election in 2023, when the next round of city elections are slated to be held.
Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan now says he s leaving House seat immediately Then Illinois speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks to lawmakers while on the House floor during 2016 session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Associated Press/June 30, 2016 Then Illinois speaker of the House Michael Madigan, looks out over the floor of the Illinois House at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Madigan, the Chicago Democrat who virtually set Illinois political agenda as House speaker before he was ousted last month, resigned his seat Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Madigan marked 50 years as a state representative in January. Associated Press/Aug. 28, 2017 The nameplate marking the desk of Illinois speaker of the House Michael Madigan is seen on a desk as the main floor of the Bank of Springfield Center is transformed into the working space for the Illinois House of Representatives.
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