WESTCHESTER, Ill. (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 ...

Illinois joined the legal battle against the Trump administration Thursday as a federal judge temporarily blocked an order to ...

Power move: Republicans have little weight in Springfield, but their walkout grated on Democrats who accused them of shirking their jobs to represent constituents.

Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said Thursday he expects ... doesn’t have “good relationships in Springfield, in part, because they don’t do ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical ... voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “You’ve got to be honest ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was sworn in for another term as speaker of the Illinois House this month, he called on his colleagues to “rise to the occasion ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue is being greeted with a stern warning from one powerful voice — ...