Chris Welch meets Forest Park 8th-graders

Chris Welch meets Forest Park 8th-graders

Chris Welch, speaker of the Illinois House, says he is passionate about inspiring young people in the community that shaped him. Welch, who grew up in Proviso Township, visited Forest Park Middle School to speak with eighth-grade students on April 29. The visit was one of six stops he made to middle schools throughout Illinois’ 7th congressional district that day.    “I think they have to see people like me — success stories from their community…