A former U.S. attorney and legal counsel to former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar has been named acting legislative inspector general.
The Legislative Ethics Commission announced in a statement received Tuesday
that J. William Roberts of Springfield took over in an acting capacity on
Tuesday.
In addition to his tenure as counsel to Edgar and U.S. attorney for the central
district of Illinois, he also was Sangamon County State's Attorney.
Roberts takes over for Tom Homer, a former Democratic lawmaker and appellate
court justice who served 10 years following the creation of the post with the
2003 Ethics Act.
The legislative inspector general is responsible for investigating complaints
and other indications of violations of laws or rules, abuse of authority or
other forms of misconduct by lawmakers and their staff members.
Fmr. U.S. Attorney Named Acting Legislative Inspector General
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