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Happy Thursday, Illinois.
HISTORIC! Donald Trump was impeached a second time, and now the most press-hungry president in history has gone dark (and yes, there are other ways for the leader of the free world to get his views out besides Twitter).
Republican leaders react as lame duck session nears end
By Tim Kirsininkas
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – Republican leadership offered harsh criticisms for their Democratic counterparts Tuesday as the Illinois General Assembly neared the end of its lame duck session.
In a virtual news conference Tuesday, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, and Senate Republican Leader-designate Dan McConchie, of Hawthorn Woods, accused embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan of pushing legislation through without sufficient input during the shortened session.
Debate of an economic equity bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus was cut off after about 45 minutes Monday night, and several major pieces of legislation – including a sweeping criminal justice overhaul – were expected to be heard well into the night Tuesday.
- Socially DIstant watcher - Thursday, Jan 14, 21 @ 1:10 pm:
Let’s hope that he was just clearing out all the anti-Madigan zingers they had stored up over the last (mumble) decades and can come back fresh to start the new General Assembly on a new foot.
- Just Me 2 - Thursday, Jan 14, 21 @ 1:10 pm:
A Speaker vote by acclimation would have been a nice touch. Too bad.
===A Speaker vote by acclimation would have been a nice touch===
Pretty sure there would’ve been objection from the Democratic side. lol
=== So, Speaker Welch, I would avoid taking hand signals and homing pigeons from the 13th Ward.===