AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSpringfield Shake-Up: Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch resigned as caucus leader after 26 Democrats called for new leadership; he won’t seek another term as speaker. Election Results: Juliana Stratton won Illinois’ U.S. Senate race, while Gov. JB Pritzker secured a historic third term. Saba Haider won the 84th House District with 70.9% of the vote, becoming the first South Asian woman elected to the Illinois General Assembly. Chicago Votes: Jessica Biggs claimed victory in the city’s first fully elected school board president race, though some district contests remain unresolved. A ballot-counting error caused precinct shortages, while advisory questions drew strong support for gunshot detection technology and a tax on vacant properties. Public Safety: A Halloween party shooting in Bloomington left one person dead and nine wounded; no suspects were in custody in the latest reports. College Sports: No. 3 Illinois beat Penn 112-70 in Champaign, led by Andrej Stojaković’s 25 points.
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