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Illinois House speaker’s office orders Democratic lawmakers to remain silent over Tribune questions
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIllinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office issued an order instructing his 78-member...
Illinois Speaker Welch apologizes for memo ordering Democratic lawmakers not to answer Tribune...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIllinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch apologized to Chicago Tribune reporters and the...
House speaker’s top lawyer leaves post after being behind ban on lawmakers answering Tribune...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIllinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s chief legal counsel has abruptly left his job after...
Illinois General Assembly veto session begins. Here's what to know
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter months on the campaign trail, lawmakers will return to the state Capitol today to begin a veto...
The toppling of Michael Madigan: How his reign as speaker ended and Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch’s emerged
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJuggling a coffee, a briefcase and his cellphone, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was making his way through the metal detectors two years ago at the Springfield convention center where the Illinois ...
House Democrats drop PR firm that helped Madigan on #MeToo allegations while also working with...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllinois House Democrats say they will no longer work with a Washington, D.C.-based public relations...
Illinois Justices, citing Republican predecessor, won’t step aside from assault weapons case
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo newly-elected justices of the Illinois Supreme Court have declined to recuse themselves from a...
General Assembly races test clout of Democrat leaders
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo Democratic primaries for seats in the Illinois General Assembly featured races testing the...
Illinois House Democrats try to maintain their big edge over GOP without the leader who helped forge...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in nearly four decades, Illinois House Democrats are seeking to defend their dominance in Springfield without the chief architect of their supermajority, indicted former House ...
Primary sets the stage for showdown in Illinois legislature as Democratic incumbents tied to Michael...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith the longest-serving state House speaker in American history not on the ballot for the first...