Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch is pushing for a new tax on millionaires as the General Assembly gets ready to return to work in Springfield next week.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) said this week that lawmakers in Springfield are focusing on affordability during the Illinois General Assembly's spring session for 2026.

On Tuesday, the top Chicago leader spoke more about his push. The union activist turned mayor says it’s the right moment for Illinois to tax millionaires more and create a tax on digital advertising.

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