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FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2017, file photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, looks out over the floor the Illinois House at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Rep. Terra Costa Howard

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (WJPF) — A Democratic State Representative is calling for Mike Madigan to resign as Speaker of the House and Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party.

Rep. Terra Costa-Howard says that even if Madigan was not directly involved with the ComEd bribery scheme, the accusations clearly demonstrate his leadership has failed.