Rep. Fred Crespo
(D-Hoffman Estates)
44th District
Springfield Office:
261-S Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0347
1014 E. Schaumburg Road
Streamwood, IL 60107
(630) 372-3340
(630) 372-3342 FAX
Full-time state legislator; graduate of Loyola University-Chicago; leadership board, Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS), which provides services and housing to victims of domestic violence; 2012 National Association on Mental Illness Legislator of the Year; former Hoffman Estates trustee; married, has two children.
Crespo Highlights Schaumburg Firearms Enforcement Grants, Encourages Agencies to Apply for Future Funding
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is spreading the word after the Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the second round of Firearm Enforcement Grants to local law enforcement organizations throughout the state. The police department in Schaumburg, parts of which Crespo represents, received $19,588 from ISP, after also applying for and receiving funding in the first round of grants.
Crespo Law Requires Nurses Be Informed of Workplace Rights
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Nursing staff at licensed Illinois hospitals must now be proactively informed of their legal rights under an important worker and patient protection law after legislation passed by state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, became law last week.
Statement from the Illinois House Latino Caucus on Passage of New Congressional Map
“After a long, public process led by one of our own, Leader Lisa Hernandez, the Illinois House Latino Caucus applauds the historic congressional map passed by both chambers tonight.”
Crespo Law to Protect Child Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse by Establishing Trauma-Informed Investigation Process
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – To ensure that child victims of sexual assault or abuse are protected during the investigation process, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, led the effort to establish the right for children to have their forensic interview conducted by interviewers from an accredited children’s advocacy center.
Crespo to Partner with Legal Aid Chicago for Virtual Expungement Clinic
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is working with Legal Aid Chicago to host a free, virtual expungement clinic on Monday, April 12 at 10 a.m. on Facebook Live for local residents looking to clear their record.
Crespo Highlights Need for Budget that Provides Transparency, Relief from COVID-19
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to the governor’s annual budget address, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, released the following statement:
Crespo, Koehler Call for Claw Back of Managed Care Profits to Aid Health Care Services Strained by Financial Uncertainty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to decreased utilization of health care services through managed care organizations (MCO’s) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, state House Assistant Majority Leader Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, and state Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, filed legislation today to claw back excess profits and reallocate funding to critical health care services.
Crespo Announces Release of 2020 Make S.A.F.E. Report to Prevent Sexual Abuse in Schools
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – After shocking revelations of sexual abuse and failures to provide protection and support for children in Chicago Public Schools, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, passed legislation and created a task force to address issues surrounding sexual abuse in schools. Following the release of the Make Sexual and Severe Physical Abuse Fully Extinct (Make S.A.F.E) Task Force final report, Crespo is planning to introduce legislation to adopt the task force’s recommendations.
Crespo Highlights Grants Awarded to Local Organizations through Illinois Access to Justice Program
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is highlighting the announcement of funding for legal services in his district through the Illinois Access to Justice Program.
Crespo Appointed to Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – As Illinois moves toward Phase 4 of its reopening plan, state Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, has been appointed to the Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission to provide guidance to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on safely rebuilding the state’s economy amid steady decreases in COVID-19 cases.