FILE - In this May 19, 2016 file photo, Illinois Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, speaks at a meeting in Springfield, Ill. Republican senators on Friday, June 30, 2017, elected Brady as the new Senate minority leader to replace Sen. Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, who announced Thursday she was stepping down as senator on Saturday, July 1. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)