A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay:: Gov. signs ethics reform bill, McConnaughay says more still needs to be done Springfield, IL… State Senator Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) applauds the Governor for signing House Bill 138 today, which improves … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sexual harassment
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Senate passes legislation to bring independence to legislative ethics complaint process Springfield, IL… Seeking to improve independence and transparency in the way legislative ethics complaints are handled in Illinois, the Illinois Senate … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Advances Legislation Banning State Funds from Being Used to Silence Sexual Harassment Claims Against Legislators Springfield, IL – The Illinois House Executive Committee approved a measure State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington … Continue reading
Looking up former U.S. Senator Tom Colburn, I found the following on the search engine: Al Franken tells Stephen Colbert which senators have a sense of … https://www.salon.com/…/al-franken-tells-stephen-colbert-which-senators-have-a-sens… Aug 2, 2017 – Surprisingly, there are some senators that aren’t particularly funny, Franken revealed. … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Appointed to Special Task Force to Address Sexual Harassment CRYSTAL LAKE – Today, State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) was appointed by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) to a … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: Sen. McConnaughay appointed to Senate Task Force on Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Awareness and Prevention SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) is one of five Republican lawmakers appointed to … Continue reading
Rich Miller looked at other state capitols wrestling with sexual harassment in an article yesterday. An issue that’s exploding across the country If you enjoy watching politicians twist in the wind, you will like what he found. An article found … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN INTRODUCES BILL FOR DEDICATED PHONE LINE TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CRYSTAL LAKE, IL—As bills go to die in Rules Committee, so too apparently complaints went to … Continue reading
Given the surfacing of sexual harassment in Springfield, I filed Freedom of Information requests for sexual harassment polices governing McHenry County employees. This was passed by the McHenry County Board on December 1, 2016. You can read it below: … Continue reading
Ever since Capitol Fax spotlighted State Rep. Steve Reick’s comments on sexual harassment training for legislators, he has been taking heat. That was Wednesday. Sunday, Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke had a go. The part about Reick starts, “But men … Continue reading
Here’s what Capital Fax reports House Minority Leader Jim Durkin told the publication today about State Rep. Steve Reick: “We asked House GOP Leader Jim Durkin’s office about Reick’s response. “A spokeswoman released a ‘clarifying statemen’ from Reick: ‘There’s a … Continue reading
State Rep. Steve Reick’s reaction to the sexual harassment revelations in Springfield have made the big time. Capitol Fax Blog features plenty of comments today under the headline Rep. Reick says he will refuse to take sexual harassment training The … Continue reading
Pretty hard to separate politics in a state capitol from sex. Springfield women have come forth with some examples of what has happened to them. Let me add what happened with a lobbyist from Material Service propositioned one of my … Continue reading
A complaint has been filed by Mrs. Karen Felske with the Illinois Department of Human Rights against McHenry County Clerk Ed Gil. The complaint is dated March 3, 2016. Felske contends sexual harassment resulting in a hostile work environment and a … Continue reading
In response to a Freedom of Information request I made after the Huntley School Board majority refused to place the issue of sexual harassments settlements on its agenda the first week of March, I received the following. I can understand … Continue reading