Illinois House Speaker Emanuel Welch travels to Washington on fundraising trip

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Illinois House Speaker Emanuel Welch travels to Washington on fundraising trip

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., autographs a book for Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch, D-Hillside, in the Capitol in Washington in 2021.Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times file WASHINGTON — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, is in the nation’s capital for major fundraising — targeting organized labor contributions — and to attend a Sunday memorial for nationally known Illinois union leader Ed Smith.On Monday afternoon, Welch ra…