Michael Madigan

Madigan Says House Is Short Of Gay Marriage Votes

Mike Moen — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:16:29 +0000

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan predicts a rough road ahead for a same-sex marriage bill. He says passing the bill out of the lower-chamber would be ``very difficult.''

New Illinois General Assembly, Same Four Leaders

WNIJ — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:27:21 +0000

Members of Illinois' 98th General Assembly were sworn in today in Springfield. There are a number of new faces -- but the four at the top remain the same.

Pension Vote May Have To Wait Until Early 2013

Mike Moen and Amanda Vinicky — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:27:02 +0000

It appears Illinois lawmakers will wait until early next year to deal with the state’s pension crisis. That was the message from one of the state's top Democrats.

Revised pension plan moves to House floor

Mike Moen and Amanda Vinicky — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:07:05 +0000

A revised plan to overhaul state pensions has cleared its first hurdle and is headed to the Illinois House.

Just yesterday, partisan differences had threatened to kill prospects for a pension overhaul when Republicans refused to go along with House Speaker Michael Madigan's plan to cut pension costs. Madigan transferred sponsor ship to House Republican Leader Tom Cross.