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It’s not white smoke, there isn’t a new Pope yet… but… Oh man. Rich, you can’t dare ban me for using Speaker Welch anymore. But… not yet. The race here between Welch and Williams is fantastic, and is a great future for the dems in Illinois whichever way that goes. If they find a way to band together. Even, this might be wrapped up by Wednesday (ok, maybe that’s too optimistic). - Left of the lake - Monday, Jan 11, 21 @ 10:24 pm: Been waiting for this day for months. Glad to see the leader step forward. And here we go

AP Former state Sen. Bill Morris of Waukegan has some advice for the 19 House Democrats who want to overthrow Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. “They have to come up with a better name,” said Morris, a member of the so-called Crazy Eight group of independent-minded Democrats who sparked a six-week battle in 1977 for the Illinois Senate presidency. Morris was mostly joking. “The 19,” as the group is currently known, has bigger challenges than what to call itself, not least of which is how to become 60 — the number needed to choose a speaker. But a cohesive identity that capture...