HILLSIDE, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is calling on big banks like Chase Bank and Bank of America to end restrictive implementation of the newly created federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that aims to offer payroll assistance to small...
HILLSIDE, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is inviting residents to join a parade of cars that will drive past and beep their horns in support of construction workers who have been working around the clock to reopen Westlake Hospital and bring a...
WESTCHESTER, Ill. – To help provide additional medical services during the spread of COVID-19, State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is calling on Gov. Pritzker to reopen Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park. “What we have learned about the COVID-19 pandemic is...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Budget address: “To continue to move Illinois forward we need to build on the progress that we made with last year’s budget. “I am committed to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, was recognized as a leading advocate of the parks by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD), this week in Springfield. The IAPD is a nonprofit association that advocates on behalf of park...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address: “Last year, we had a very productive legislative session passing meaningful reforms that put working families first...