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Illinois Dems criticize Biden adviser, cut ties with PR firm over #MeToo conflict

Illinois Democrats said they cut ties with the prominent public relations firm SKDK following reporting by NPR about an undisclosed conflict of interest in a sexual harassment case.

The top Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives said that he and his colleagues are cutting ties with the public relations firm SKDK after learning that the firm failed to disclose an apparent conflict of interest in a 2018 sexual harassment and retaliation scandal.

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, made the announcement following NPR's

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