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

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

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

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

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The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol ...

(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 ...

Tax bills recently passed in Missouri and neighboring Illinois underscore the contrasting approaches that red and blue states ...