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The change in Chicago politics is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts, with federal law enforcement and organized labor providing major assists.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday, just three days after being appointed and hours after Madigan called
SPRINGFIELD â Michael Madigan may be gone from the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly, but his influence on the political process in Springfield persists. And the connection between Madigan, a Chicago Democrat and speaker of the Illinois House for 36 of the past 38 years before Emanuel "Chris" Welch of Hillside took charge of the speaker's gavel last month, could create political problems for Welch, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Senate president, a political observer and campaign-finance expert says. Madigan's status as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois and ...
Michael Madigan may be gone from the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly, but his influence on the political process in Springfield persists. And the connection between Madigan, a Chicago Democrat and speaker of the Illinois House for 36 of the past 38 years before Emanuel “Chris” Welch of Hillside took charge of the speaker’s gavel last month, could create political problems for Welch, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Senate president, a political observer and campaign-finance expert says. Madigan’s status as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois and his control...
Seth Perlman/AP file Mike Madigan controls a majority of the weighted vote that will determine who succeeds him in the Illinois House, but a coalition of progressive groups from the Southwest Side and surrounding areas wants the “disgraced” former legislator’s opinion to carry no weight. Leaders of the Coalition for Change IL3 released a list of demands Friday regarding the appointment, including that Madigan hand his votes over to a proxy and play no role in the decision. “The Southwest Side — and the entire state of Illinois — has been plagued by Machine politics for decades,”...