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House speaker's top lawyer leaves post after being behind ban on lawmakers answering Chicago Tribune questions

CHICAGO — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s chief legal counsel has abruptly left his job after recently released emails showed he was behind legally dubious “ethical guidance” issued to House Democrats last month that sought to block them from speaking to a Chicago Tribune reporter about “political matters” on or off state grounds. Welch’s chief of staff, Tiffany Moy, wrote to . ....

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House speaker's top lawyer leaves post after being behind ban on lawmakers answering Tribune questions

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s chief legal counsel has abruptly left his job after recently released emails showed he was behind legally dubious “ethical guidance” issued to House Democrats last month that sought to block them from speaking to a Tribune reporter about “political matters” on or off state grounds. Welch’s chief of staff, Tiffany Moy, wrote to House Democrats in . ....

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