Illinois lawmakers engulfed by fixing sex-harassment mess

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers spent most of Tuesday trying to get control of an avoidable sexual-harassment mess which began with a seemingly benign, if sincere, proposal last month to explicitly forbid harassment and intimidation in the ethics code.

Both the House and Senate unanimously adopted the legislation that started the melee, House Speaker Michael Madigan's proposal to require sexual harassment awareness training for all state officers, lawmakers, staff members and lobbyists and leave enforcement of violations to the inspectors generals for each.

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Illinois lawmakers engulfed by fixing sex-harassment mess

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