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Health groups praise Welch’s speaker election
Illinois State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, takes the Oath of Office to become the Illinois Speaker of the House for the 102nd General Assembly for the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Springfield, Ill. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]
Healthcare groups lined up Wednesday to congratulate newly elected House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside. Welch succeeds Rep. Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, who held the position for nearly four decades.