After over three decades of gathering power, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was a deserving target in 2017 when 300 women complained about Springfield’s frat house culture and the fact the former speaker had allowed the office charged with handling harassment claims to remain vacant for more than two years. Madigan’s inaction allowed 27 complaints to pile up.
Instead of assuming responsibility, Madigan’s fix was to hire a former federal prosecutor, Julie Porter, who was serving as the interim legislative inspector general.
Porter stepped into that interim role full of motivation and hope.
“I can make a difference here,” she said in a 2017 interview.
Two years later, that hope was gone.
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