Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that he agreed with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should no longer be the leader of the Democratic Party of Illinois.
The outcome of Tuesday’s election, on several fronts, wasn’t good news for Madigan, D-Chicago, and the party he controls. Voters rejected a progressive income tax amendment supported by Madigan, Pritzker and other top Democrats, booted a Madigan-backed Illinois Supreme Court justice, and handed several Illinois House seats to Republicans.
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