Speakership future for Madigan in question heading into new General Assembly
SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Michael Madigan’s decades-long tenure as Illinois Speaker of the House is in question because he doesn’t appear to have majority support, and it’s setting up what is likely to be a tumultuous start for the new legislature. Madigan (D-Chicago) is without the majority support to secure another term as speaker. However, the first vote the new Illinois House will take could take some time. At least 19 or 20 House Democrats have now said they won’t […]
