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Illinois House Speaker Welch on First Year

Emanuel "Chris" Welch marks one year as House speaker.

Aired 01/11/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Illinois House Speaker Welch on First Year

Clip: 1/11/2022 | 8m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Emanuel "Chris" Welch marks one year as House speaker.

This week marks one year since Emanuel "Chris" Welch replaced Michael Madigan as Illinois' House speaker. Welch's historic win followed Madigan's decades-long hold on political power in the Illinois House.

Aired 01/11/2022 | Rating NR

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