LaHood had served as chairman since September 2019.
Gov. JB Pritzker accepted LaHood s resignation Monday said spokeswoman Emily Bittner said.,
LaHood s resignation came after it was disclosed last week that he paid a $40,000 fine as part of a deal with federal prosecutors after making misleading statements to federal agents and failing to disclose a $50,000 loan on two government ethics forms, the Department of Justice reported.
LaHood, a Republican from Peoria and the father of U.S. Rep. Darrin LaHood, R-Peoria, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
While still a member of President Barack Obama s cabinet in 2012, LaHood accepted the loan from Gilbert Chagoury, a wealthy foreign businessman, but didn t report it in subsequent disclosure forms although it was required. LaHood also made misleading statements to Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents inquiring about the matter, prosecutors said.
UA Little Rock Alum Marquese McFerguson is using spoken word poetry and hip-hop to make a difference No Comments
Spoken word poetry became a lifeline for UA Little Rock alumnus Marquese McFerguson, an assistant professor of intercultural communication at Florida Atlantic University, to express his thoughts and emotions during the turbulent time following the death of his mother in 2005.
“During my final semester of undergrad studies, my mother passed away,” McFerguson said. “She had been battling cancer. It was a time in my life when I was a senior in college, and I questioned whether I would be going back to finish college. You don’t meet many 21-year-olds who don’t have a living parent. I started writing and journaling to process my emotions.”
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