Illinois House Democrats try to maintain their big edge over GOP without the leader who helped forge it, Michael Madigan
For the first time in nearly four decades, Illinois House Democrats are seeking to defend their dominance in Springfield without the chief architect of their supermajority, indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, at the helm of their campaign operation. As new House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and his members try to turn the page on the Madigan era without losing ground to the ...