A half-century after he was first sworn into the Illinois House from Chicago’s Southwest Side, Michael Madigan announced his resignation Thursday, a little more than a month after he was deposed by fellow...
Michael Madigan resigns
State Rep. Michael Madigan on Feb. 18, 2021, announced his resignation from the Illinois House after representing a Southwest Side district for a half-century, the majority of that time as the powerful speaker.

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After resigning from the Illinois house last week, Michael Madigan has now resigned as chairman of the state Democratic party. Madigan spent 36-years as House speaker and a half-century in the Illinois...
Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been under fire since a federal political corruption investigation into ComEd’s lobbying practices surfaced last year. While the ComEd bribes-for-favors...
“Today I am announcing that I will resign as state representative of the 22nd District at the end of the month. It has been my great honor to serve the people of Illinois as speaker of the House and state...
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Former Speaker Michael Madigan said Sunday he hasn’t made a decision on how long he will continue as state Democratic Party chairman as he installed a 26-year-old constituent services worker as his successor...
Former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan resigned as chairman of the state Democratic Party on Monday, one day after anointing a 26-year-old constituent services worker to fill the legislative...
Angie Guerrero-Cuellar on Thursday became the second replacement in four days for the Illinois House seat held by former Speaker Michael Madigan following a meeting of local Southwest Side ward and township...