Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has released an internal review, which shows 9 incidents of sexual harassment or discrimination inside his state office over the past 4 years and how the department resolved those issues. The Chicago lawmaker, who also leads the state Democratic Party is under scrutiny for his handling of 2 cases of sexual harassment involving political campaign staff members in recent months. Several officeholders, including Democratic candidates for governor, has said that he should resign from either one or both of his positions. He told reporters on Tuesday that, “I’m not resigning. I’m moving forward.” The list included lawmakers, staff members and a lobbyist who made sexual comments, made unwanted advances or refused to pay wages to certain staff members. Madigan’s lawyer said that resolution included counseling, reassignment and supervision of future interactions.
