Who won, lost in budget game (Illinois)

Chicago Sun Times ^ | July 31, 2004 | THOMAS ROESER

[SpyderTim]

Who won, lost in budget game

July 31, 2004

BY THOMAS ROESER

When the spring legislative session dawned, Big Daddy decided he would have to take The Kid in hand (ahem). It was only right: House Speaker Michael Madigan had served in the General Assembly since 1971, the governor (The Kid) had a few years of legislative service under his belt, sitting on the remotest back bench in Madigan's caucus. Also, all other legislative leaders were new or untried: Tom Cross, in his first term as GOP House leader; Democrat Emil Jones had never been Senate president; Frank Watson was a freshman GOP Senate leader.

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[Clemenza]

Happy to see Thomas Roeser is still there and holding the crooks of Springfield feet to the fire. I met him at Newberry library a few years back. He is the only real conservative journalist in Chicagoland.

Madigan will probably be the house speaker until cirroses catches up with him.