The John Williams NewsClick: Goodbye, Mike Madigan. Hello, Chris Welch.

Illinois state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, answers questions from the media following a meeting of the Special Investigating Committee II at the Illinois Capitol Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Springfield, Ill. The committee is looking into House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scandal involving utility giant Commonwealth Edison. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP, Pool)