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Carol Pope Explains Why She Left Legislative Inspector General Role

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Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope (left) and former LIGs Julie Porter and Tom Homer testifying before the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform at the Capitol in Springfield in 2020.

Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope (left) and former LIGs Julie Porter and Tom Homer testifying before the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform at the Capitol in Springfield in 2020. Peter Hancock/Capitol News Illinois

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The Illinois Legislative Inspector General's role is designed to investigate alleged wrongdoings by lawmakers and their staffers, and help keep things ethical in Illinois politics. 

The 21st spoke to Illinois Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope about why she resigned from her position and called her own position “essentially a paper tiger." 

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Carol Pope, Illinois Legislative Inspector General

 

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