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Illinois House's Most Effective Members Named
The piece names Speaker W. Robert Blair and Democratic Leader Clyde Choate as the top lawmakers in the Illinois House. It details their power dynamics, notes other effective figures like John Matijevich and Toby Barry, and discusses the limited influence of women and Black legislators while stressing party power at the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
W. Robert Blair
Clyde Choate
House of Representatives
Blair
Rep
Henry Hyde
Choate
Paul Powell
John Matijevich
Chicago
Toby Barry
Ladd
Illinois
Gerald Shea
Daley
William Walsh
Arthur Bidwell
C. L. McCormick
Giddy Dyer
Eugenia Chapman
Susan Catania
Celeste Stiehl
Harold Washington
Tony Scariano