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“I think that whatever the governor does, (the Republicans are) gonna have a criticism,” As a super-majority party statewide, this needs to be their mentality and message over the next two years, as the Republicans step up their attacks with their eyes on statewide offices. - Cool Papa Bell - Friday, Feb 5, 21 @ 10:45 am: I’ll guess that more lawmakers than not wind up taking the shot. But that many choose not to share any pictures on social media while doing to. =“I think that whatever the governor does, (the Republicans are) gonna have a criticism,” said Koehler.= Not a Koehler f...

- Too cute by half - Thursday, Feb 4, 21 @ 11:47 am: Am I the only one who thinks the process isn’t that hard? You go to the website, enter your name and date of birth, check off a few boxes, then hit submit and for the inevitable heat death of the universe. Didech - just stop talking. You aren’t helping yourself and it’s an embarrassing look. No Daniel, it really is about you jumping the line. You can work with masks and hand sanitizer like everyone else has been doing for almost a year. You don’t need all those staffers either, you can fetch your own coffee and papers off the print...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s a time of transition, both in Washington DC and in Springfield. Nationally, the Biden Administration is filling out its Cabinet and other appointments. In Springfield, newly-minted Speaker Welch is working through new House rules and committee chair appointments for the upcoming legislative session. All of these changes will have an impact on policy, and we are tracking them all.  Here are some additional items we are watching: State Representative Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch Becomes Illinois House Speaker State Representative...

By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 3:55pm Mark Maxwell of WCIA snapped a photo of former IL House Speaker Michael Madigan's now-vacant apartment in Springfield. (photo from Mark Maxwell-WCIA Twitter) Movers were reportedly moving items out of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s apartment in Springfield’s Lincoln Towers fueling speculation he may soon resign from the Illinois House of Representatives all together. First tweeted by WCIA reporter Mark Maxwell yesterday afternoon, Maxwell said Madigan staffers were clearing apartment furniture out of the apar...

Pretty good summary except for the part about the Speaker being a devout Catholic. He was banned from receiving communion by Bishop Paprocki in Springfield churches in 2013 after voting to expand abortion access and in a 2019 deposition said he does not belong to a church or parish. I hope, for the sake of myself, my parents, and my children, that this is a new day in Illinois. Recommend the State Week piece. It’s worth a listen, and Rich doesn’t hold back. ” I think you’ll see him retire to a private life and I wish him the best on that”