State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is urging his colleagues to call on House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, to resign as the chamber's leader over the handling of sexual harassment allegations made against ex-Rep. Harry Benton by a former district staffer.
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said it would be “premature” to call for indicted Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, to resign, arguing that “she's entitled to due process" and, repeating a common refrain among Democratic legislative leaders, that “the court system is the proper place for that to happ
