New Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (right) thanks state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, for his nominating speech. West is one of many young Black legislators Welch has mentored on his road to being elected speaker. | AP His successful
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From history to home: New House Speaker Welch to quarantine after potential coronavirus exposure
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, joins lawmakers at their desks as they are sworn in at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday, shortly before Welch was elected speaker. | Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP Welch’s chief
From ‘kid from the woods’ to Mr. Speaker, Welch aims to engage legislators and inspire ‘every Black boy and girl out there’
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday. | Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP Welch, 49, has already accomplished the first thing on his agenda, which was to sit down with staff and
Speaker Welch charts ‘new direction’ for Illinois House
Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch addresses the Illinois House of Representatives, during its session at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday. | Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register, distributed by the Associated Press Welch, 49, has already accomplished the first
History in the House — Welch succeeds Madigan and becomes state’s first Black speaker: ‘It’s time to get to work’
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, takes the oath of office to become the Illinois speaker of the House for the 102nd General Assembly for the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday. | Justin
Illinois House elects Welch first Black speaker — moments after Madigan finally agrees ‘it’s time for new leadership’
Illinois State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, joins lawmakers at their desks as they are sworn in for the 102nd General Assembly at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday. | Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP State Rep.
Welch falls five votes short of the 60 needed for the House speaker’s job
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, speaks during a news conference in Springfield last year. | Rebecca Anzel/Capitol News Illinois file photo Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch received 55 votes Wednesday morning, while 17 people voted present, as the House Democratic
Sources say Latinx Caucus to back Welch for speaker — possibly giving him more than half the needed votes
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, speaks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield in 2016. | AP file With the Black Caucus’ backing potentially providing 22 votes, and all nine Latinx Caucus members endorsing Welch, he could have 31
Rahm Emanuel Transportation spot prospects dim; CNN reports Pete Buttigieg is frontrunner
Chances of Rahm Emanuel landing a Biden administration spot at this time are growing slimmer. Picture is a Nov. 7, 2008, shot of then-President-elect Barack Obama with Biden and Emanuel, picked to be his chief of staff. | Stan Honda/AFP
Welcome Rahm and Carol back to government
Rahm Emanuel (left) and Carol Moseley Braun (right) at a 2011 mayoral debate. Others participating included Gery Chico (center). | Getty Images Those aghast at the prospect of Rahm Emanuel and Carol Moseley Braun joining Joe Biden’s cabinet just aren’t
Democratic panel chair says his COVID-19 diagnosis won’t affect state House probe of Madigan
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, opens a House Special Investigating Committee hearing in Springfield in September. | Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP file State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch tweeted about his COVID-19 diagnosis on Sunday. The Hillside Democrat
Chair of House committee looking into Madigan tests positive for COVID-19
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has tested positive for the coronavirus. | AP file The Hillside rep said he’s going to be retested Dec. 9 and hopes to be fine for the committee meeting Dec. 14. The chair of
Hollywood’s Endeavor eyes more cost-cutting, asset sales amid COVID
Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel, desperate to survive the pandemic, is quietly hatching plans to trim the fat at Endeavor, his already slimmed down entertainment conglomerate, The Post has learned. Endeavor — which reps superstars like Matt Damon, Oprah Winfrey and
Rahm on Trump: A ‘desperate loser’
After two terms as mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel now works as a political commentator for ABC. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photo “Donald Trump’s kind of posture his whole life has been, `Either I win or it’s been stolen. It’s
Lightfoot announces $8 million in grants to strengthen mental health system
Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced protests for his decision to close six mental health clinics. His successor, Lori Lightfoot, pledged to reopen them but has not. | Sun-Times file The mayor campaigned on a promise to re-open six mental health clinics
The jury is in on Madigan — even if the Democrats refuse to see it
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, opens the House Special Investigating Committee hearing in Springfield. | Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP The real question is how long the rest of their Democratic colleagues will continue with the charade. Madigan
U.S. attorney spells out rules of the road for legislators investigating Madigan: Go, until I tell you to stop
State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, left; U.S. Attorney John Lausch, center; State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, right. | Rebecca Anzel/Capitol News Illinois; Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times; Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP, Pool Ron Safer — a former federal prosecutor
George McCaskey on 2020 expectations, GM Ryan Pace and more
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, and Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey talk during an NFL Play 60 event at Grant Park, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Chicago before Thursday’s first round of the NFL football
Rahm Emanuel: Dems have chance to break ‘Biden Republicans’ away permanently
Former Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said that this election cycle Democrats have a chance at “generational transformation” to break “Biden Republicans” away from the GOP permanently. “This year, Democrats have the chance to achieve a generational transformation.
Macron warns Iran not to ‘interfere’ in Lebanese government shakeup
French President Emanuel Macron warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani against interfering in Lebanon after several government officials resigned following a deadly explosion at Beirut’s seaport. The Islamic Republic’s influence in Lebanon is heightened by its backing of the country’s Hezbollah militant group,
Chicago’s summer jobs program to employ 30,000 teenagers, young adults virtually
Then Mayor Rahm Emanuel visiting with One Summer Chicago program participants, as they helped clean up the 63rd Street beach in 2014. This summer, young adults in the program will spend at least part of the summer working virtually for
France’s Macron looks to lift coronavirus lockdown on certain businesses by May 11
France’s President Emanuel Macron said Monday that some businesses can look forward to reopening on May 11, when he hopes to slowly restart the country’s economy for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began. “The epidemic is starting to
‘Panic’, ex-Obama official sounds the alarm on Bernie Sanders
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that "panic would be the apt adjective" to describe the current mood in the democratic process. #CNN #News