Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year ...

Thank God we live in Illinois because, we’re already Trump-proof,” Welch told the Sun-Times. “We did a lot of the hard work ...

In many ways, Welch’s political career has been defined by his handling of critical moments. That was especially true in ...

Former Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III on Thursday will take over as chief of staff to House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch ... director at the Chicago Federation ...

Alpha, received the call from the Democratic House Speaker earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ ...

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions ...

We want to be very attentive to these issues. We want to hear from the stakeholders. We want to get this right," says Speaker ...

To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...

Bronzeville is on the rebound and could use infrastructure investment. Illinois as a whole needs to fix crumbling roads and ...