(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 political reporter ...

Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said Thursday he expects President-elect Donald Trump to put Chicago “in the middle of a dart board,” but there is no ...

Illinois participated in one court battle with the Trump administration Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked ...

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 ...

The change follows a Chicago Sun-Times report in 2024 that the former NFL player took on an "investor" role with a southwest ...

Last week, when Johnson administration officials offered aldermen their ideas for regulating the growing Chicago industry of ...

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

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, a Hillside Democrat ... unregulated and for sale at numerous retail outlets in Chicago and beyond. State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a Maywood ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued ... warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “You’ve got to be honest with them, and they ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the Legislature ...

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 — ...