State Sen. Michael Hastings has stepped down from an unpaid Democratic leadership role in the state Senate.
against the Frankfort Police Department, alleging that unnamed employees with the department or Will County released the “fabricated” police report, which contains allegations of abuse made against him by his wife, whom he said he is divorcing.The petition seeks records showing who accessed a June 2021 police report in which Hastings’ wife alleged the senator was verbally abusive to her and had battered her at their Frankfort home months earlier.
last week that his wife worked with political adversaries to fabricate the domestic violence reports in an effort to gain an advantage in divorce proceedings and hurt his election chances. “Like half of America today, my family and I are experiencing what happens to every family who goes through the divorce process. Unfortunately, my divorce is in the public eye,” Hastings wrote in a statement shared with the Tribune.
“In order to properly manage the local needs of the senate district while separating from my estranged wife, it was in the Senate’s best interest that I step down from my leadership position,” the statement said. “Regardless of my family situation, I will continue to serve our communities in the south suburbs and work to represent my constituents to the best of my ability.”
A spokesperson for Harmon confirmed that the Senate president accepted Hastings’ resignation, but did not say why Harmon requested that Hastings step down.
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