By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO) Powerful State Representative Lou Lang of Skokie, who shepherded the Equal Rights Amendment thru the Illinois House Wednesday night, is now the latest Springfield politician to be accused of harassment.

Activist Maryann Loncar is accusing Lang of years of harassment, intimidation and humiliation. “He came very close to me and put his hand on my lower back to the point it was very uncomfortable.  And as he did that he said does your husband know how lucky he is to have a woman like you? And I shot back with my South Side saying no, because no man knows how lucky they are to have women in their life.”

She said when  she refused to help him with legislation, “He called my ex-husband and offered his service to bury me any way he could.”

Lang issued a statement saying Loncar is mad at him because he wouldn’t help her get a medical marijuana dispensary license. Nonetheless, he’s asking the legislative inspector general to investigate and he says to avoid a distraction from the agenda of House Democrats he’s resigning as Deputy Majority Leader and from the Legislative Ethics Commission.

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