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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2006, file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, presides over the veto session in Springfield, Ill., at the Old State Capitol. Just how Madigan has become the longest serving House speaker in the U.S. will be on display in the next few weeks, as he crafts a tricky vote to extend the state's "temporary" income tax while protecting vulnerable members of his caucus _ and his majority _ from retribution in there 2014 November's election. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, T.J. Salsman, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2007 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, oversees legislative debate on the House floor at the state Capitol in Springfield. Approaching 30 years in control of the Illinois House, Madigan is no stranger to the challenge of piecing together votes for unpopular legislation while protecting vulnerable members of his Democratic majority. His success at balancing policy and politics to Democrats’ advantage is a big reason Madigan is the longest serving current House speaker in the country by nearly a decade. His current task is securing 60 Democratic votes for an extension of the state’s temporary income tax increase in the 2014 election year. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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FILE - In this June 30, 2004, file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, center top, confers with Democratic lawmakers on the House floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Approaching 30 years in control of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan is no stranger to the challenge of piecing together votes for unpopular legislation while protecting vulnerable members of his Democratic majority. His current task, securing 60 Democratic votes for an extension of the state’s temporary income tax increase in an election year, is proving particularly arduous. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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FILE - In this July 1, 2004 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Just how Michael Madigan has become the longest serving House speaker in the U.S. will be on display in the next few weeks, as he crafts a tricky vote to extend the state's "temporary" income tax while protecting vulnerable members of his caucus _ and his majority _ from retribution in the 2014 November election. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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In this May 14, 2014 photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is surrounded by reporters after testifying in a committee hearing at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Madigan's success at balancing policy and politics to Democrats’ advantage is a big reason he is the longest serving current House speaker in the country by nearly a decade and among the longest serving in U.S. history. His current task of securing 60 Democrats to support an extension of the state’s temporary income tax increase in an election year is proving particularly arduous. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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FILE - This July 2, 2009 file photo shows the Archer Daniels Midland Company logo on a tanker truck at the ADM plant in Decatur, Ill. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is pushing to give small companies in the state equal access to the tax breaks that big corporations have. The plan takes aim at special EDGE credits _ tax breaks a small number of big companies like Sears Holding Corp. and OfficeMax have sought by going directly to the General Assembly with threats to leave Illinois. Madigan's plan would make the tax credits available to businesses with fewer than 100 employees, and target credits at areas of high poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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FILE - This Nov. 1, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of an Office Max store in Chicago. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is pushing to give small companies in the state equal access to the tax breaks that big corporations have. The plan takes aim at special EDGE credits _ tax breaks a small number of big companies like Sears Holding Corp. and OfficeMax have sought by going directly to the General Assembly with threats to leave Illinois. Madigan's plan would make the tax credits available to businesses with fewer than 100 employees, and target credits at areas of high poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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In this May 14, 2014 photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, testifies during a committee hearing at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is pushing to give small companies in the state equal access to the tax breaks that big corporations have. The plan takes aim at special EDGE credits _ tax breaks a small number of big companies like Sears Holding Corp. and OfficeMax have sought by going directly to the General Assembly with threats to leave Illinois. Madigan's plan would make the tax credits available to businesses with fewer than 100 employees, and target credits at areas of high poverty and unemployment. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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In this Wednesday, May 14, 2014 photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, testifies during a committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. An Illinois House panel has approved Madigan's plan to ask voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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FILE - In this April 1, 2014 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks at a House committee hearing at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. A group that wants to take legislative redistricting powers away from state lawmakers is taking the next step toward letting voters decide on the issue. A voter initiative called “Yes For Independent Maps” is scheduled to submit the required number of signatures to place its constitutional amendment on the general election ballot on Thursday, May, 1, 2014. Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan has criticized the plan as an attempt by Republicans grab power. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers during a pension hearing at the Capitol Springfield, Ill. Raising the state's minimum wage is seen as a core component of Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democrats' 2014 election strategy, as they seek to keep the Illinois governor’s mansion for another term and pick up congressional seats across the country. The minimum wage proposal short of votes in Illinois Legislature. Madigan says he is still actively working the roll call in the House, where 60 votes are needed to pass the bill before the May 31 adjournment deadline. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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Dennis Johnson, Student Government Association President at Chicago State University, right, and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, appear before an Illinois House committee meeting, Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Chicago, regarding a plan to devote $100 million in state funds to help bring President Barack Obama's presidential museum and library to Chicago. Madigan, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were among several officials who spoke in favor of the funding. The $100 million for construction costs would be part of a new capital construction plan, which the Legislature still must approve. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Susan Sher, Senior Advisor to the President of The University of Chicago, right, and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, appear before an Illinois House committee meeting Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Chicago, regarding a plan to devote $100 million in state funds to help bring President Barack Obama's presidential museum and library to Chicago. Sher, Madigan, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were among several officials who spoke in favor of the funding. The $100 million for construction costs would be part of a new capital construction plan, which the Legislature still must approve. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appears before an Illinois House committee meeting Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Chicago, regarding a plan to devote $100 million in state funds to help bring President Barack Obama's presidential museum and library to Chicago. Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were among several officials who spoke in favor of the funding. The $100 million for construction costs would be part of a new capital construction plan, which the Legislature still must approve. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
