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

A Republican Illinois state legislator says President Donald Trump has reduced the state’s Democrats to a “puddle of tears.” ...

A Republican Illinois state legislator says President Donald Trump has reduced the state’s Democrats to a “puddle of tears.” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday blasted the Trump administration, vowing ...

Ahead of Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch says Illinois is already “Trump-proof.” Rich Hein/Sun-Times Share Illinois ...

Welch’s comments follow Pritzker telling ... Illinois offers legal protections that other states don’t, by Illinois Public Media’s Emily Hays. Some migrants from Venezuela are encountering ...

Heading into budget season, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker faces several converging challenges, including a projected deficit over ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, a Hillside Democrat ... to a campaign fund benefiting state Senate President Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat. ICANN, which is funded by corporate ...

With Gov. JB Pritzker still weighing whether to seek a third term, the firmer foundation he’s laid for Illinois’ historically shaky finances faces a major stress test from ballooning deficit ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD — As a powerful weather system dropped 8 inches of snow on Illinois ... Donald Trump's upcoming second term, among other issues. On the eve of the session, Speaker Chris Welch ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...