The longtime Illinois House Speaker was sentenced this month to federal prison.

Lawmakers say the bill would alter state’s business and legal landscape

Budzinski said she was given the information from Capitol Police Sunday.

Michael Madigan, the country’s longest-serving state House leader, served as speaker of the Illinois House from 1983 until 2021, with the exception of two years. Along the way, he developed a reputation as an all-powerful political wizard who wielded vast influence over laws affecting nearly every aspect of life in the state.

Gov. JB Pritzker appeared before a congressional committee this week. Things got testy between the Democratic governor and Republican House members over sanctuary policies.

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Madigan was the longest-serving state House leader in U.S. history, spending 36 years as speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Prosecutors want a judge to give him 12 ½ years in prison.

As Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary policies and criticized President Donald Trump’s policies.

GOP lawmakers repeatedly suggested that Pritzker’s policies made it possible for immigrants to enter the U.S. to carry out crimes like murder.

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