His Black Excellence in Bleu has raised more than $1 million since it was formed last year, some of that from groups with a ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has taken campaign money from ... not-for-profit organization. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mitchell Armentrout joins host Michael Puente.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet with Gov. JB Pritzker as well as House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon.

Last year, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sued by members of his own staff ... to collective bargaining in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and other progressives hope Chicagoans’ aversion to Donald Trump will boost their popularity. Unlikely.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch speaks with state Rep ... at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) “We know that Project 2025 has called for ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died ...

In the hours following Pope Francis’ death Monday, leaders from Illinois — including former President Barack Obama and Gov.