Analysis: Madigan falls from power in 2021 but little changes in Springfield – Center Square

Welch in January promised better legislative oversight of the executive branch amid Gov. J.B. Pritzker's unilateral executive orders during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the governor continued to be allowed to issue mandates – including requiring the wearing of masks indoors and coronavirus vaccinations for large segments of the population – without legislative action.

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