Speaker of the House Mike Madigan sent a memo to all
House members Friday that there will be a one-day, summer session on August
17 to vote on expelling State Rep. Derrick Smith.
The Illinois House Select Committee on Discipline voted 11-1 yesterday to expel State Rep. Derrick Smith (D-Chicago), who is under federal investigation for accepting a bribe.
Democratic ward committeemen on Chicago's West Side, including Illinois
Secretary of State Jesse White, plan to create a third political party
in the state's 10th House District in order to challenge State Rep.
Derrick Smith, who faces federal bribery charges.
State Rep. Derrick Smith (D-Chicago) went before an Illinois House special investigative committee today, pleading his innocence to federal bribery charges.
A pair of recent investigations into transparency and accountability
found most state governments still fell short in making public
information more readily accessible, with Illinois receiving only
average grades for its own efforts.
