A heated debate over transgender athletes in school sports is reigniting in the Illinois House after a biological male runner ...

Speaking exclusively to Capitol News Illinois on Thursday, Welch, D-Hillside, said he removed Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman ...

Illinois lawmakers brace for budget cuts as federal uncertainty and falling revenue leave little room for new spending.

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s punishment of fellow Democrat Fred Crespo after he offered his own budget proposal was ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan may no longer be physically present in Springfield to run the legislative show.

"He's free to speak his mind. He's free to vote his conscience," House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, said, but added that no ...

State Rep. Fred Crespo was ousted from his committee chairmanship by Democratic leadership that found he had failed to ...

Monday morning, state Rep. Fred Crespo woke up with his wife in his Hoffman Estates bedroom, not Springfield, “which is nice.

Nearly three months after disgraced Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, federal prosecutors have heaped on new public allegations that he lied repeatedly while on ...

The House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which proposes no taxes on tips and overtime. Here's what to know.

So what is House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch doing ... was to suggest something other than more revenues to address Illinois’ fiscal woes. Even as we decry this turn of events, we ...