Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a ...

After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois lawmakers approved legislation banning civil immigration arrests in and around state ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch joined ABC7 to talk about several bills on their way to Governor JB Pritzker's desk.

Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have filed a lengthy appeal seeking to overturn his corruption ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption conviction means capturing his likeness in a portrait would be tax ...

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(The Center Square) – One day before the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session is scheduled to begin, one of the most powerful lawmakers in state history is headed to prison. Michael J.

Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have filed a long-awaited ...