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 ...

Dozens of states have a general sales tax. In Illinois, the tax covers consumer goods, but not services. That's a mistake, ...

Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump administration Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the Legislature ...

Alpha, received a call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, in January that he was tapped to head ...

Among the recipients: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, a Hillside Democrat who refused to call the Pritzker-backed measure for a vote this month despite it likely having enough ...

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 ...

We cannot be silent.” Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch speaks on the House floor Wednesday as the chamber debated resolutions condemning recent executive orders and actions by Pr ...