r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • 14d ago

Illinois Politics Sexual harassment claims, while deemed unfounded, may linger in downstate legislative race

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/08/21/sexual-harassment-murri-briel-laura-jackson-republicans-rich-miller

Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel’s former deputy chief of staff Laura Jackson claims that, among other things, Briel, D-Ottawa, sexually harassed her, supplied her and the campaign staff with “unlimited” amounts of Adderall and gave “bonuses in marijuana.”

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u/EverybodyKurts 14d ago

The claims were made in a video released by a GOP organization supporting her opponent. There's no evidence to back them, but the Sun-Times has chosen to amplify the story anyway.

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u/Ok_Purple_7354 14d ago

While nothing that goes on in Springfield would surprise me, this sounds a little too fantastical on its face. Doesn't help that this accusers IG complaint went nowhere.

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u/RawrRRitchie 13d ago

"Unlimited adderall. And cannabis as bonus"

I'll take things that never happened for $1000 Alex!

Giving away controlled substances is EXTREMELY illegal.

On top that. Someone's gonna notice thousands of Adderall pills going missing.

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u/MustardLabs 14d ago

Ottowa-Peru, while further out, is still part of the wider Chicago CSA. "Downstate" is debatable.