Illinois House GOP Leader not swayed by Speaker Welch’s apology tour

Editorial: Where do Democratic House candidates stand on Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch?

Every Democratic candidate for the Illinois House should be prepared to answer: Should Emanuel "Chris" Welch remain speaker, and what will you do to ensure another Harry Benton scandal never happens again?

Speaker Welch’s “Informal Investigation” of Rep Benton a Nonfiction

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch sat down for interviews with selected reporters last week. He told most of them that his office had conducted an “informal investigation” into sexual harassment allegations against former Representative Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, in 2023.

Rich Miller: Welch’s Benton defense raises more questions than it answers

Speaker Welch says his office investigated allegations against Harry Benton in 2023. But how thorough can an investigation be if only two people were interviewed? Columnist Rich Miller weighs in.

Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Welch: Cases were ‘dismissed because they were without merit’CapitolFax.com

* Let’s circle back to this Politico interview of House Speaker Welch… Playbook: Critics also have concerns about allegations from before you became speaker, including being sued twice for unwanted advances. Why should voters view those situations differently? Welch: “Those issues have been without merit. Cases have been brought against me that have been dismissed [...]

Illinois House GOP Leader not swayed by Speaker Welch’s apology tour

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s media tour in the wake of the Harry Benton scandal did little to restore top House Republican Tony McCombie’s confidence in the Illinois House leader.  "We have zero tolerance. And as the speaker of the House, the one who is controlling everything, if this is how he handles sexual [...]