(WLS) -- One day after making history by being the first Black person elected as Speaker of the Illinois House ... that powerful position. Welch is succeeding Mike Madigan, who has held the ...

Michael F. Welch, age 44, of Glenview, IL. Beloved husband of Megan Welch nee Nelson. Loving father of Grace Marie and Louis Patrick Welch. Devoted son of Mary nee Masterson and the late Patrick ...

But his top political confidant, Michael ... health care.” Welch’s election was celebrated by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot who on Twitter called it “a momentous day in Illinois” and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Hillside Democrat Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch is the next speaker of the Illinois House, succeeding Mike Madigan, who has held the post for decades. Welch was elected ...

CHICAGO (CBS ... gavel from embattled Speaker Michael Madigan. After the new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in Wednesday afternoon, the House elected Welch as Speaker by a 70-44 vote ...

Outgoing House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, gets a standing ... and others took to Twitter to congratulate Welch. It's a momentous day in Illinois. For the first time, a Black Illinoisan ...

The Illinois House of ... the reign of longtime Speaker Michael Madigan to an end. "I am grateful and humbled by your friendship, your guidance and your trust," Welch, 49, told colleagues ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois ... the Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown, Aug. 19, 2024. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch didn’t sound ...

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is the first Black person to serve in the leadership role in Illinois ... in the footsteps of former Speaker Mike Madigan who fell from power after 36 ...

There’s little doubt that new Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch will run the chamber differently than former longtime speaker Michael Madigan. Less clear is whether what the ...

(AP) - The Illinois House ... and pushing aside Michael Madigan after he was implicated in an ongoing bribery investigation. Welch, an eight-year House veteran from the Chicago suburb of Hillside ...