More than 20 staffers in Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office renewed calls on Friday — three days before the Labor Day holiday — to be recognized as a union. The ...

Members of House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch’s staff allege in a lawsuit that he thwarted their attempts to organize a union.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch speaks to reporters after the Illinois delegation breakfast — on the first day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention — at the Royal ...

Juggling a coffee, a briefcase and his cellphone, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was making his way through the metal detectors two years ago at the Springfield convention center where the … ...

Former Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III will be the new chief of staff to House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

Raines-Welch, who’s married to Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is one of two circuit judges on the commission, whose authority to punish judges for wrongdoing ...

Illinois continues to dither on regulating intoxicating synthetic hemp gummies and the like. Our politicians should be ashamed.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, at a recent event in the Loop for his charity Black Excellence in Bleu.

House speaker on Crespo ouster: 'Can't allow someone to go rogue' “He’s free to speak his mind. He’s free to vote his conscience,” House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch, said, but added ...

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

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 Craig Wall ...

State budget money earmarked for a high school sports facility in House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s district is drawing GOP ire.