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Editorial: House Speaker Chris Welch went too far. Rep. Fred Crespo is good for Illinois.
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s punishment of fellow Democrat Fred Crespo after he offered his own budget proposal was ...
House speaker on Crespo ouster: 'Can't allow someone to go rogue'
"He's free to speak his mind. He's free to vote his conscience," House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, said, but added that no ...
Illinois Speaker removes Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo from committee chairmanship for ‘not communicating’
Speaking exclusively to Capitol News Illinois on Thursday, Welch, D-Hillside, said he removed Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman ...
Tight fiscal picture, federal funding uncertainty complicate state budget talks
A tight fiscal picture and uncertainty over federal funding have complicated negotiations over a budget for Illinois ...
State Rep. Fred Crespo ousted as committee chair for working on a separate budget plan
State Rep. Fred Crespo was ousted from his committee chairmanship by Democratic leadership that found he had failed to ...
Lawmakers have concerns about union-backed bill to pay IL student teachers
A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would spend tens of millions or possibly hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to ...
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Hoffman Estates legislator Crespo ousted from Democratic caucus, loses committee chair
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch made the extraordinary move of ... Welch told Jak Tichenor, host of the “Illinois Lawmakers” program, that he implemented new processes for ...
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Capitol News Illinois | Speaker removes appropriations committee chair for ‘not communicating’
SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Chris Welch made the extraordinary move of removing an appropriations committee chair on ...
WGLT4d
Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air
Villivalam said transit safety reform should be rooted in data and “law enforcement expertise.” He cited the Los Angeles ...
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House Speaker ‘Chris’ Welch's charity taking money from donors with a stake in Springfield decisions
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has taken campaign money from individuals and interest groups that could benefit from his decision-making in Springfield — including ...
Crain's Chicago Business12d
U of I fights state funding overhaul that would aid struggling campuses
Proposed state legislation that would boost funding for public universities is pitting the University of Illinois System ...
The Pantagraph5d
Speaker removes Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo from committee chairmanship for ‘not communicating’
SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch made the extraordinary ... Speaking exclusively to Capitol News Illinois on Thursday, Welch, D-Hillside, said he removed Rep.