POLITICO Illinois Playbook: Summer Talks to Durbin, Preckwinkle About Gov Run — Obama’s Farewell Speech Afterparty — Chicago’s Shameful Crime Goes Viral
ICPR’s news update on State Speaker terms was mentioned in this article
via Politico Illinois
“MADIGAN’S TIME SERVED UNLIKE OTHER MODERN-ERA SPEAKERS — ‘Length of Service for State House Speakers: How Does Illinois Compare?,’ by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform: ‘Speaker Madigan has served a total of 32 years, from 1983-1994, and continuously since 1997. While other states have had long-serving speakers in the past that give Speaker Madigan a run for his money, no currently serving Speaker comes close to Michael J. Madigan’s 32-year tenure.’
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