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.
Whether the ethics report that led to former Rep. Harry Benton’s downfall is released will be up to the Legislative Ethics Commission, LIG Mike McCuskey tells Capitol News Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker urged Legislative Inspector General Mike McCuskey to speed up his review of a complaint filed with his office against Rep. Harry Benton earlier this year.
