Local News

Tribune Editorial Board Calls for Ouster of Speaker Madigan

Republicans have tried to turn up the heat on House Speaker Michael Madigan, even hoping to inspire an uprising among House Democrats with the Boss Madigan website. Individual lawmakers are attacked for their support of Madigan on that webpage.

 

Now the Chicago Tribune's editorial board is offering a similar message, calling for Democrats to give Madigan the boot from the leadership post he's held for most of a generation.

 

The Trib board says if Madigan remains in the Speaker's role, the state faces two more years of “dysfunction.” The board holds Madigan largely responsible for the exodus of residents from the state as well as woes for Schools, pensions, the state’s finances and the state's backlog of unpaid bills.

 

The Illinois House will vote for its leaders January 11th. Nine Democrats would have to vote for a different leader to end Madigan's run as speaker.

Townhall Top of the Hour News

Local Weather - Sponsored By:

CLINTON WEATHER

Local News

DeWittDN on Facebook