How does #Illinois go through a two-year #MeToo scandal and the solution to replacing Michael Madigan is with a man written up by police for alleged domestic violence? asks a woman who called out a Madigan operative in 2018 over #sexualharassment. #twill chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-em…

The IL Policy Inst. tells WGN Morning News #Illinois Speaker candidate Chris Welch has not shown leadership on ethics or pension; "real reform should be part of the deal for him to win support from his colleagues."

What a day.

The reign of the longest-serving House speaker in U.S. history -- all but two of the last 38 years -- is over.

For context: in the 30 years prior today, only 3 House Dems dared vote “present” against Speaker Madigan - Mautino in 1987, Drury in 2017, Stava-Murray in 2019. Today 60+ go in a new direction. #twill

Fanfare as lawmaker nominate and vote on House speaker. What about the House Rules that allow one lawmaker to control all the power for what bills become law? Here’s how you change the Rules: illin.is/39uHhX5

A lawyer using Zoom had to let a judge know that he wasn’t a cat after inadvertently activating a face filter

Just watched this live and was captivated. It is a MUST WATCH. Kudos on those Emmys Brad Edwards.

Flip side of that SNL ‘Zillow’ bit... (No pun intended😉) wsj.com/articles/these…

Scary update for news fans and Chicago fans alike. Hedge fund Alden Global Capital to buy Tribune Publishing for $630 million robertfeder.com/2021/02/16/hed…

Everyone adjacent to the Statehouse or news industry right now.

For decades, Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan dominated the state’s political system, corrupting it to his own ends. What should we make of his ouster? | by @A_R_BERG nationalreview.com/2021/02/americ…

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the bachelorette viewers after seeing greg tear up after hearing micheal a’s story #thebachelorette

Beyond proud of my pal @PolicyQuantsPhD for being named a Chicago Journ Assoc finalist (Politics category).. there are hundreds of hours of research and editing that go into his columns. All to bring transparency to gov corruption and problems with the status quo.

I love President Matt Paprocki’s personal blog for inspiring content like this. Even though my personal goal for 2022 is just to survive. “Goals are only half the battle” mattpaprocki.substack.com/p/goals-are-on…