Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and Executive Vice Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party (suburbs), is urging party leadership to formally condemn a recent ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch joined ABC7 to talk about several bills on their way to Governor JB Pritzker's desk. ON an immigration bill, Welch said, "It protects people's due ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Democratic leaders will host a milestone birthday celebration honoring Speaker of the Illinois House and 7th District State Central Committeeperson ...