The Speakership Used to Be Meaningless – Chicago Magazine

"Madigan understood that his route to the pinnacle of Chicago politics was blocked by the Daley family, so he sought instead to build a career in Springfield, shrewdly using an office that others had discarded to make himself the most powerful man in Illinois."
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Riverbender
5 years ago

As the article points out Madigan is a “prolific fundraiser” meaning as long as he brings in the money his place is secure.

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