May 1, 2020 | Welch
HILLSIDE, Ill. – In an effort to save lives and continue to flatten the curve, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is updating residents and encouraging them to adhere to the stay at home order that was recently extended by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to slow the...
Apr 16, 2020 | Welch
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...
Apr 16, 2020 | Welch
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...
Mar 20, 2020 | Welch
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...
Feb 19, 2020 | Welch
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...
Jan 31, 2020 | Welch
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...