House speaker's top lawyer leaves post after being behind ban on lawmakers answering Chicago Tribune questions
CHICAGO — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s chief legal counsel has abruptly left his job after recently released emails showed he was behind legally dubious “ethical guidance” issued to House Democrats last month that sought to block them from speaking to a Chicago Tribune reporter about “political matters” on or off state grounds. Welch’s chief of staff, Tiffany Moy, wrote to ...