Title: Reporting - Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Headings: Reporting
Reporting
Illinois Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Helpline
You can report the instance of sexual harassment or discrimination and file a complaint with governmental entities.
In the Private or Public Sector
Illinois Department of Human Rights (“IDHR”)
(To report sexual harassment and discrimination in public and private employment, housing, public accommodations and education)
In the Public Sector Only (Government Offices)
Ethics Officers (“EO’s”) for Agencies of the Illinois Governor
(To report sexual harassment, discrimination or other misconduct by officers, employees, vendors and others doing business with executive branch state agencies)
Office of the Executive Inspector General (“OEIG”)
(To report misconduct, including sexual harassment or discrimination, by officers, employees, vendors and others doing business with executive branch state agencies, boards and commissions under the Illinois Governor)
Office of the Legislative Inspector General (“OLIG”)
(To report misconduct, including sexual harassment, by members of the General Assembly and all state employees whose ultimate jurisdictional authority is a legislative leader, the Senate Operations Commission or the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services, officials and employees of the Illinois legislature)

Content: To learn more, read about the OEIG in the section below. Contact the Office of the Legislative Inspector General (OLIG). The OLIG is empowered to investigate instances of sexual harassment, discrimination and other misconduct that occurs in entities within the Illinois legislature. This is an external process that is conducted outside of the legislative entity where the incident occurred. To learn more, read about the OLIG in the section below. Ethics Officers (“EO’s”) for Agencies of the Illinois Governor
(To report sexual harassment, discrimination or other misconduct by officers, employees, vendors and others doing business with executive branch state agencies)
The head of each State agency designates an Ethics Officer, who provides guidance to State employees in the interpretation and implementation of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. An Ethics Officer is available to discuss any concerns about ethics violations, including an allegation of sexual harassment or discrimination, and can assist a State employee in making a report of sexual harassment to the appropriate supervisor, member of management, or outside entity such as the OEIG or IDHR. In some agencies and in some circumstances, the Ethics Officer may be responsible for investigating the allegation. An Ethics Officer should strive to keep confidential information that a State employee requests to remain confidential, and should share information only as required by law or in order to effect necessary action to address an allegation. For more information, or to report sexual harassment or other ethics violations to an Ethics Officer assigned to a State of Illinois Agency of the Governor: