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

In many ways, Welch’s political career has been defined by his handling of critical moments. That was especially true in January 2021, when then-Speaker Michael J. Madigan, struggling under the weight ...

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

House Republicans called the lame duck session a “waste of taxpayer dollars,” given Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher declared ...

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 the first time. … We took him at his word the first time when he said he ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor ...

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

State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated intoxicating hemp products have received ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in and legislators now face several tough issues including how to plug a projected ...

The lame duck session may have signaled tough times ahead as Illinois lawmakers seek to navigate a multitude of issues this ...

House speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch will enter his third term as Speaker of the House on Wednesday, and this time around is ...