Former IG Criticizes Secrecy Surrounding Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission
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Via – Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News
“Lawmakers and their former ethics watchdog, who has previously clashed with House Speaker Michael Madigan, weighed in Friday on the harassment scandal that occurred under the speaker’s watch.
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform held court at a luncheon Friday with state lawmakers who headed the House and Senate Sexual harassment Task Forces as well as former Legislative Inspector General Thomas Homer.
As LIG, Homer authored a report detailing Madigan’s efforts to use Metra as a political patronage hiring organization. The report was reviewed by the Legislative Ethics Commission but they voted against making it public. It wasn’t until Homer resigned that the report was leaked. Madigan’s spokesman said they requested the investigation to prove no laws were broken. Homer agreed but took the speaker’s actions to task for being unethical.”
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