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Gov. JB Pritzker: “When you dedicate your career to public service, it’s your loved ones who make the biggest sacrifices – whether it’s because you’re away from home, working long hours or spending time with constituents. Michael J. Madigan and his family dedicated countless hours to serving Illinois families, particularly during the Rauner years, when he served as the bulwark against constant cruelty to the most vulnerable. "Over his decades in office, he shepherded through some of the most consequential changes to our state: bringing about the legalization of gay marriage, fightin...

This Daily Herald editorial reflects on the specific challenges facing new state Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy in his stated goal of uniting the fractured political organization.

AP Photos With the feds circling Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, and his associates and political allies rethinking loyalties, it’s tempting to think that this is it — if Madigan goes down, Illinoisans will have a big win against public corruption. But take out Madigan, plug in the next speaker, and the same old system will breed the same old corruption. Opinion Take the 891 convictions for public corruption that have occurred in Illinois since 2000. That’s nearly one public corruption conviction per week for the last 20 years. It’s not any one person’s doing and I’m skeptic...