Democratic leaders: We held onto state House, Senate
(MCT) — Democrats preserved their long-running majorities in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, according to party leaders who said Illinois voters had rewarded their leadership in Springfield.
House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, working from new legislative maps they drew, said they had racked up enough victories to stay in power for at least two more years.
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