Quinn’s chief of staff resigns amid e-mail probe
Monday, August 23rd, 2010Gov. Pat Quinn’s chief of staff has resigned amid questions about whether he used his state account for political e-mails in possible violation of a state ethics law.
Jerry Stermer’s resignation Sunday came after the Chicago Sun-Times asked questions about an investigation of three politically oriented correspondences sent from his government e-mail account.
Stermer says he resigned because he didn’t want to have findings against him by former Executive Inspector General James Wright overshadow the work done by Quinn, who’s in a difficult election battle against Republican Bill Brady.
Quinn removed Wright on Aug. 13, the same day the governor was briefed about Wright’s findings.
A confidential report written by Wright and obtained by the Sun-Times indicates that Wright encouraged Illinois’ attorney general to file a complaint against Stermer before the state Executive Ethics Commission.
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Source: The State Journal Register - The Oldest newspaper in Illinois