State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated intoxicating hemp products have received ...

Thank God we live in Illinois because, we’re already Trump-proof,” Welch told the Sun-Times. “We did a lot of the hard work the first time…We took him at his word the first time when he said he would ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year ...

For the first time, there may be some support in providing public funding to help the Chicago Bears build a new stadium.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...

For the first time, Illinois lawmakers are signaling support for using taxpayer money to assist the Chicago Bears with a ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor ...

The bill was considered a threat to hemp businesses owned by those locked out of the legal cannabis system, though many ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the legislature ...