Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch confirmed that Downstate will benefit from the Chicago transit bill, while also addressing high energy bills and a map redistricting tussle.

While the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has escalated fears of political violence, Illinois House ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has recently accepted his second Pollie Award for political campaign creativity and effectiveness, adding another feather in ...

Fair Maps Illinois” marks the third attempt since 2014 to reduce heavy partisan influence in how Illinois district boundaries are drawn following the once-per-decade census.

As mental health chatbots driven by artificial intelligence proliferate, a small number of states are trying to regulate them ...

An Illinois court will not enforce civil warrants against Texas Democrats that left the state. The judge ruled that Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows did not prove the court ...

The Texas Tribune - Illinois courts will not force Texas Democrats back to the state, a judge ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows’ efforts ...

Madigan had asked to remain out of prison while he appealed his bribery conviction. The judge sentenced Madigan to more than seven years behind bars and ordered him to pay $2.5 million for corruption.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ? Driven by anger and politics, the Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets the stage for a Senate trial on ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois House voted Thursday afternoon to approve a temporary budget plan that would fund the state until August 1. Super-majority House Democrats passed the one-month ...

CHICAGO -- A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while his appeal of both his corruption convictions and 7.5 ...