House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch reluctantly broke his silence yesterday on his decision to strip a Democratic lawmaker of ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch reluctantly made his first comments about his decision to strip state Rep. Harry ...

State Rep. Harry Benton of Plainfield was removed from eight committee assignments and other House Democratic caucus duties ...

After banning state Rep. Harry Benton from the caucus and committee meetings, Emanuel "Chris" Welch would not discuss state ...

The Illinois House approved a long awaited megaprojects bill on Wednesday, in hopes of stopping the Chicago Bears from moving ...

A state representative embattled with allegations of sexual harassment returned to Springfield this week after being stripped ...

Later this fall, Illinois voters appear likely to get the chance to vote on a plan to rewrite the state constitution to ...

House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch filed a resolution Monday to change how legislative districts are drawn in favor of ...

The amendment creates a priority list of rules state lawmakers would have to consider when drawing legislative maps.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) said this week that lawmakers in Springfield are focusing on affordability during the Illinois General Assembly's spring session for 2026.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill. Welch ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch late Wednesday balked at discussing the circumstances behind the ouster of state Rep. Harry Benton from the House Democratic caucus, citing a desire ...