A former Illinois House leader has been cleared of sexual harassment, by the legislative inspector general. Reports indicate that on Thursday, the acting inspector general told Democratic Representative from Skokie Lou Lang, that there was no evidence to support harassment and intimidation claims by Maryann Loncar. Loncar is a medical marijuana activist, who claimed that Lang inappropriately put his arm around her and made unwanted comments. Lang resigned from his position as the House deputy majority leader back on May 31st, after Loncar’s accusations came out. He did not respond to any requests for comment on the allegations. Loncar would not cooperate with the investigation by the inspector general Julie Porter, which was part of the reason that Porter declined to find any fault. Loncar released a statement saying that she does not trust an investigation by an appointee of legislative leaders.
