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THE RESIGNATION WAS THE EASY PART

THE RESIGNATION WAS THE EASY PART

Staff Writer
Published on: 27/08/2026

Benton is gone. But the questions he left behind are getting harder, the pressure on Speaker Chris Welch is growing, and Springfield may soon have to decide just how far accountability is allowed to go.

Chris Welch ReginationHarry Beton Sexual harassmentIllinois Political AccountabilityJ.B. PritzkerIllinois Ethics ReformIllinois House Democrats
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THE GAVEL, THE MONEY AND THE SILENCE: ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS FACE THEIR WELCH RECKONING

THE GAVEL, THE MONEY AND THE SILENCE: ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS FACE THEIR WELCH RECKONING

Staff Writer
Published on: 07/08/2026

Chris Welch is under fire, Democrats face a reckoning, and Gov. JB Pritzker still won't say whether he has confidence in the man holding the gavel.

Chris WelchJB PritzkerIllinois House DemocratsHarry BentonIllinois political accountability2026 Illinois elections
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