Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose says that despite House Speaker Michael Madigan not having the votes currently to remain as Speaker of the House that he has a legitimate shot at keeping his job if he can keep his coalition together.

Senator Rose went on to say that it would be nice to see Speaker Madigan lose his job, but he’s got a lot of different levers to pull and according to Senator Rose the unions are going to put a tremendous amount of pressure on Democrats to keep Speaker Madigan in charge.

The democratic caucus, according to Senator Rose, is more concerned with the Speaker election then they are about helping struggling Illinois families. 

There is also, according to Senator Rose, a variety of different issues with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) including tens of thousands of fradulent unemployment claims being filed.  

Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.