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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Rich Miller

Illinois House leaders will have to find a way to work together

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, center left, talks with Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch after the close of session on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Capitol in Springfield in June 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

During a sometimes-fiery interview last week, House Speaker Chris Welch pledged to tie House Republican candidates to the far right top of their ticket and called House Republican leader Jim Durkin a “failed leader.” A Durkin spokesperson, in turn, called Welch “unhinged.”

It started when I asked Welch if he thought gun law reform would play a major role in the fall campaign, which is basically just around the corner.

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