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Reelected Emanuel “Chris” Welch notes he’s been elected not as Speaker of the Democrats, but for the third time a Black man has been elected Speaker of the Illinois House — to lead the House for ALL the people of IL. Not one Republican representative on stage would even applaud for that.

If you’re in central Illinois, listen to WGLT | @npr.org tomorrow to hear my #AmericanEducationWeek message honoring our proud union educators working in #BloNo’s public schools. It’s as important as ever for us to support public education AND public media: WGLT.org/donate