WESTCHESTER, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year could be an uphill battle. ABC7 Chicago ...
Ahead of Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says Illinois is already “Trump-proof.” Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinois ...
In many ways, Welch’s political career has been defined by his handling of critical moments. That was especially true in ...
JB Pritzker’s tenure began in Springfield with an inauspicious fight between the governor and a key leader in his own party, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. Earlier this week ...
Alpha, received the call from the Democratic House Speaker earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ ...
CHICAGO — To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the Illinois House Emanuel “Chris” Welch warns that money is ...
He noted that he was a staffer to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon and said he had strong ties to Welch and other lawmakers. But like Pritzker, Welch said he has had few conversations with ...
The Indiana General Assembly is considering legislation that would adjust that state’s borders to include Illinois counties ... Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch calls “a ...