Friday, January 31, 2020

Illinois state police execute search warrant at Boss Madigan's office

It appears the state troopers are looking into someone other than the man who destroyed Illinois

From NBC Chicago:
The Illinois State Police executed a search warrant Wednesday at the state Capitol office of House Speaker Mike Madigan as part of a sexual harassment investigation involving a former state representative, according to the speaker's office.

According to Speaker Madigan's office, in Nov. 2018, it started investigating a complaint alleging sexual harassment between an employee and former state representative. Madigan's office determined the allegations were credible in Feb. 2019 and requested police ban the alleged perpetrator from entering the Capitol complex without an escort, according to a news release.

In March 2019, Speaker Madigan called the Sangamon County State’s Attorney to report information about possible criminal conduct. At the state's attorney's request, Speaker Madigan's office subsequently contacted the Illinois State Police about the allegations.

On Jan. 24, ISP contacted the speaker's office to request a file concerning the investigation, according to the press release from Madigan's office.
Boss Madigan has been speaker of the state House for 35 of the last 37 years. He's been chairman of the state Democratic Party for 22 years.

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