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Prior to his service in the Illinois House, he served as President of the Proviso Township Board of Education, District 209.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/2039?tab=1&chamber=H|author=|title= Illinois General Assembly Profile|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|accessdate=2013-03-15}}</ref>
Prior to his service in the Illinois House, he served as President of the Proviso Township Board of Education, District 209.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/2039?tab=1&chamber=H|author=|title= Illinois General Assembly Profile|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|accessdate=2013-03-15}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

=== Nepotism ===
When Welch was president of the [[Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois|Proviso]] High School District board he had 19 close friends and relatives working for the school district. One of them was the best man at his wedding, Ron “R.C.” Anderson, who made $90,290 per year as a night foreman, according to CBS Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/08/report-alleges-nepotism-by-high-school-board-president-state-rep-candidate/|title=Report Alleges Nepotism By High School Board President, State Rep. Candidate|last=|first=|date=2012-03-08|website=CBS Chicago|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-03-09}}</ref>

=== Felon on office payroll ===
When Welch set up his new district office in January 2013 after being sworn in, he hired a part-time employee named Guy “Ric” Cervone, a former corrupt police commander and [[Felony|felon]]. Cervone served time on federal charges for helping the police chief run a private security firm using taxpayer time and money. In addition to 60 days in jail, his police pension was taken away. Cervone worked in an administrative capacity for Welch’s official state office and also worked for Welch during Welch’s campaign, making around $14,000 from campaign funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-17-2013/Forest-Park-state-rep.-Chris-Welch-hires-convicted-felon-for-part_time-office-manager/|title=Forest Park state rep. Chris Welch hires convicted felon for part-time office manager|last=|first=|date=2013-01-22|website=Forest Park Review|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-03-09}}</ref>

=== Domestic battery arrest ===
In 2002 Welch was arrested for [[Domestic violence|domestic battery]] on his girlfriend in the [[Hillsdale, Illinois|Village of Hillsdale]]. The responding police officer wrote in his report, “During this verbal argument, (the victim) admitted telling Welch he was a ‘loser.’ At that point, Welch became enraged and grabbed her hair with both hands and slammed her head backwards on the countertop multiple times. Afterwards, he let her hair go and backed away. (The victim) attempted to leave the residence through the front door and then the rear door but was blocked by Welch with his body. Not knowing what else to do, she attempted to use the phone to call police. Welch then prevented her from doing that also."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://westcooknews.com/stories/510698640-domestic-battery-accusations-surrounding-welch-resurface|title=Domestic battery accusations surrounding Welch resurface|last=|first=|date=2016-03-02|work=West Cook News|access-date=2017-03-09|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:51, 13 November 2017

Emanuel Chris Welch
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2013 (2013-January)
Preceded byKaren Yarbrough
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWestchester
Alma materNorthwestern University (B.A.)
John Marshall Law School (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney

Emanuel "Chris" Welch is the Illinois state representative for the 7th district. The 7th district includes all or parts of River Forest, Forest Park, Maywood, Broadview, Bellwood, Hillside, Westchester, La Grange Park and Berkeley.[1]

Prior to his service in the Illinois House, he served as President of the Proviso Township Board of Education, District 209.[2]

Controversies

Nepotism

When Welch was president of the Proviso High School District board he had 19 close friends and relatives working for the school district. One of them was the best man at his wedding, Ron “R.C.” Anderson, who made $90,290 per year as a night foreman, according to CBS Chicago.[3]

Felon on office payroll

When Welch set up his new district office in January 2013 after being sworn in, he hired a part-time employee named Guy “Ric” Cervone, a former corrupt police commander and felon. Cervone served time on federal charges for helping the police chief run a private security firm using taxpayer time and money. In addition to 60 days in jail, his police pension was taken away. Cervone worked in an administrative capacity for Welch’s official state office and also worked for Welch during Welch’s campaign, making around $14,000 from campaign funds.[4]

Domestic battery arrest

In 2002 Welch was arrested for domestic battery on his girlfriend in the Village of Hillsdale. The responding police officer wrote in his report, “During this verbal argument, (the victim) admitted telling Welch he was a ‘loser.’ At that point, Welch became enraged and grabbed her hair with both hands and slammed her head backwards on the countertop multiple times. Afterwards, he let her hair go and backed away. (The victim) attempted to leave the residence through the front door and then the rear door but was blocked by Welch with his body. Not knowing what else to do, she attempted to use the phone to call police. Welch then prevented her from doing that also."[5]

References

  1. ^ "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 4" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Illinois General Assembly Profile". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  3. ^ "Report Alleges Nepotism By High School Board President, State Rep. Candidate". CBS Chicago. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Forest Park state rep. Chris Welch hires convicted felon for part-time office manager". Forest Park Review. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2017-03-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Domestic battery accusations surrounding Welch resurface". West Cook News. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2017-03-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)


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