CHICAGO, IL – A shared goal of a modernized and improved I-290 Blue Line Corridor is advancing with action taken today to invest in a corridor development office (CDO).
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Library districts are receiving grant funding to help ensure all residents have access to quality resources and programming, Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced Wednesday the creation of a new House working group designed to look more closely at Illinois’ public transit system and provide recommendations on how it can better serve the communities that rely on it.
(Photo by Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois)
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed a proclamation last week to designate the site of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, IL as a national monument. Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch attended the ceremony in the Oval Office, along with state Sen. Doris Turner, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, and more.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch delivered a keynote address to the 2024 Edgar Fellows class last week. As a former Edgar Fellow, Speaker Welch spoke about the importance of unity, civility, and letting passion be a guiding force.
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CHICAGO, Ill. – Governor JB Pritzker, joined by legislators, civil rights leaders, and activists, signed multiple bills this week designed to further protect reproductive rights in Illinois. The package of bills signed includes HB581, which ensures that pregnant women can access needed emergency medical care, HB5239, which expands Illinois’ shield laws, and HB4867, which clarifies and expands the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decisions.
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HILLSIDE, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch hosted his 12th annual free Back to School Health Fair last weekend. Hundreds of people from the community received free health and wellness resources, back-to-school essentials, and enjoyed plenty of free food and drinks.
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HILLSIDE, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch hosted his 12th annual free Back to School Health Fair last weekend. Hundreds of people from the community received free health and wellness resources, back-to-school essentials, and enjoyed plenty of free food and drinks.
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HILLSIDE, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is hosting his 12th annual free Back to School Health Fair this Saturday, July 20th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will be held at Proviso West High School in Hillside. School and sports physicals will be provided, and the first 200 families will receive free school supply kits with essential items for the upcoming school year.
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BELLWOOD, Ill. – Community leaders, developers, and residents gathered this week to mark the groundbreaking of a transformative new workforce housing project in Bellwood that signals the start of a first-of-its-kind project in the State of Illinois.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is wishing all a happy, fun, and safe Fourth of July.
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FOREST PARK, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is hosting his 12th annual job fair this Saturday, June 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park.
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FOREST PARK, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is hosting his 12th annual job fair on Saturday, June 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park.
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MELROSE PARK, Ill. – The Melrose Park DMV has currently been relocated to the Melrose Park Civic Center at 1000 N. 25th Ave. The temporary facility will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
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CHICAGO, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined Governor JB Pritzker, Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Senate President Don Harmon, and the House and Senate budget leaders to celebrate the signing of the FY25 state budget package. The budget cuts debt, prioritizes hardworking families, and makes smart investments for Illinois’ future.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined his chief budgeteer, Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) to celebrate the passage of another balanced budget that uplifts families and continues Illinois down the path of financial stability.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – New protections passed by Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and the Illinois House will ensure hospitals continue to provide lifesaving reproductive healthcare even as another anti-choice assault on federal rights looms.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A measure to create a new Department of Early Childhood to streamline and optimize early childhood care and education was passed by the House and signed into law last week.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Democrats in the Illinois House are cracking down on junk fees that cost consumers an estimated $90 billion per year, with a new measure that holds businesses accountable for charges added on top of advertised purchase prices.
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MAYWOOD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined Governor JB Pritzker and other dignitaries this week to celebrate the passage of HB5395, also known as the Healthcare Protection Act (HPA), in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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