Amid harassment allegation, Illinois senator loses leadership spot and a scramble to fill investigator’s job

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Sen. Ira Silverstein, D-Chicago, has disputed sexual harassment allegations made against him. (Rich Saal / The State Journal-Register via AP)

Fallout from the sexual harassment scandal at the Illinois Capitol continued Wednesday, as a state senator lost his leadership position and top Democratsscrambled to find a leader for the agency tasked with investigating such complaints after letting the job remain vacant for years.

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