A growing number of Illinois Democrats are calling for an independent investigation into longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan's political and state operations, after a second worker in a week was dismissed for misconduct. In addition to serving as House speaker, Madigan is also chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Cassidy called Tuesday for a fully independent probe, saying the investigator shouldn't be chosen by Madigan or any other Democratic official. Among the other Democrats calling for the investigation are gubernatorial candidates Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Daniel Biss. Biss also called for Madigan to step down as chairman of the state party, and Kennedy said he should do so while an investigation occurs.

Source: ABC News February 21, 2018 20:26 UTC