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

A new primate habitat was unveiled at Brookfield Zoo Thursday, which will include four outdoor habitats for western lowland ...

CHICAGO — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is urging a judge to dismiss a lawsuit members of his staff filed against him last month seeking to force recognition of their union.

We note the hemp news more than 1,000 miles away from here because Illinois (and Chicago) began this year with Gov. JB Pritzker pushing hard for an effective ban on intoxicating hemp products ...

“Even when confronted with a massive budget hole, Governor Pritzker still signed into a law yet another record spending bill.

Public transit agencies, including the Chicago Transit Authority, began planning for a "doomsday" funding scenario this week.

House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch presides after Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his annual budget address on Feb. 19, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

The speaker of the Illinois House says state lawmakers still have time to fund public transit. Regional transit agencies are ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, a practice his office defended after ...

Nor does the flap that arose after the current House speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, secured $40 million in funding for a sports facility at his alma mater, Proviso West High School, even as other ...

Although transit agency leaders warned of looming service cuts and layoffs if they don’t receive additional funding, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, said this week that it ...