Legislature nears a two minute warning
Lindsay Schaub columnist notes the Illinois General Assembly enters a tense final stretch as conference committees shape school funding, off track betting, higher education, roads and taxes. Downstate lawmakers push for relief while Chicago leaders seek bargains, with June 30 as hopeful end but overtime a real possibility.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
Richmond
General Assembly
Chicago
Illinois Senate enjoys calm session amid occasional flare ups
In Springfield the Illinois Senate displays rare steadiness with Chicago Democrats largely quiet as anti-Regional Transit Authority bills move to the House and school funding measures pass with minimal protests. Leaders praise Senate President Thomas Hynes amid talk of his pending departure and possible Daley bid for Senate president as rumors persist.
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Conference Committee
Chicago
Downstate
Sen
Vivian Hickey
Dockford
Larry Stuffle
Charleston
St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois
Senate
House
Rockford
Democratic Study
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Leroy Lemke
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Afscme
Lemke
John L. Knuppel
Virginia
Thomas Hynes
Hynes
Richard M. Daley
Bill Morris
Waukegan
Terry Bruce
Olney
Independents
22Nd Congressional District
George Shipley
Hickey
Young Daley
Dawn Clark Netsch
Daley
Richie
Cook County
Philip Rock
Oak Prk
James Donnewald
D-Breese
Richard H. Iden
Paul Powell
John Lewis
Powell
Lewis
Ralph Smith
W. Robert Blair
Redmond
James Thompson
Remond
Blair
Clyde Choate
Could Madigan one day grasp the speaker gavel
Illinois House observers note Rep. Michael Madigan strengthens leadership as Rep. Thaddeus Lechowicz clashed over an off track betting bill. Redmond’s tenure shifts power dynamics, with Madigan aiding downstate lawmakers and hinting at future speakership while public friction persists.
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Rep. Madigan
Springfield
Thaddeus Lechowicz
Chicago
Lechowicz
Rolland Tipsword
D-Taylorville
William Redmond
Tipsword
Redmond
Gerald
Bradley
OTB
Tip
Bloomington
Michael) Madigan
Gilbert Deavers
Blair
John Dunn
Decatur
Downstate
Madigan
Dunn
Downstate Tran
Larry Stuffle
D-Charleston
Thompson
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Michael) Bakalis
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Lindsay- Schaub
Richard H. Icen
Prescott Bloom
R-Peoria
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois University
Siu-Edwardsville
University of Illinois
House Democrats
Michael Bakalis
Bakalis
General Revenue Fund
Wilsonville
John Sharp
East
Alton
Downstate Transit Fund
House Judiciary Committee II
Illinois Senate
Michael Madigan
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