Tag: Fred Crespo

Rep. Harry Benton resigned from the Illinois House on Friday in the wake of a legislative inspector general investigation that ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Wednesday called for embattled Rep. Harry Benton to resign and promised to initiate ...

Crespo said he doesn’t know what he has to apologize for after Welch said that was required.

For the first time, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, on Wednesday hesitantly addressed his exiling of Rep. Harry Benton, ...

Another member of the House Democratic caucus appears to have been excommunicated. Multiple sources told Capitol News Illinois that state ...

Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo was removed from caucus meetings and stripped of his committee chairmanship over communication issues, Speaker Chris ...

The Illinois House advanced dozens of bills on Monday, including a plan proposed by Gov. Pritzker to ease the college ...

Lawmakers and advocates had mixed reactions to Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address, with some Democrats vowing they wouldn’t approve the ...

Illinois’ fiscal year 2025 revenue is in line with expectations despite a projected deficit.

A state watchdog uncovered $7.2M in fraudulent PPP claims by Illinois state employees, with over 275 cases under investigation.