The change follows a Chicago Sun-Times report in 2024 that the former NFL player took on an "investor" role with a southwest ...

(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 political reporter ...

Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said Thursday he expects President-elect Donald Trump to put Chicago “in the middle of a dart board,” but there is no ...

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 ...

Among the donation recipients was Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who refused to call the Pritzker-backed measure for a vote. Pritzker claimed the “vast majority” of House ...

With Gov. JB Pritzker still weighing whether to seek a third term, the firmer foundation he’s laid for Illinois’ historically shaky finances faces a major stress test from ballooning deficit ...

Heading into budget season, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker faces several converging challenges, including a projected deficit over ...

The breakfast, held annually on MLK day, honors the memory and legacy of Dr. King as well as the work of Reverend Jackson.

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued ... warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “You’ve got to be honest with them, and they ...

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 ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, a Hillside Democrat ... unregulated and for sale at numerous retail outlets in Chicago and beyond. State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a Maywood ...