Michael Madigan January 13, 2021 6:13 pm

Illinois House Elects Welch First Black Speaker, First New Leader in Decades, Replacing Madigan

The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday elected Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch as the first Black speaker in the state’s history and the chamber’s first new leader in decades, marking a seismic shift of power in Springfield, bringing the reign of longtime Speaker Michael Madigan to an end. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

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