Documents show the man overseeing Chicago's investigation into the dragging of a passenger from a United Airlines plane was hired despite his termination from the Illinois Tollway amid sexual harassment allegations.
Deputy Aviation Commissioner of Security Jeff Redding says he had a consensual relationship with a toll collector and that it's not why he was fired. However, in a Tollway memo, a state of Illinois official says Redding's behavior raised serious sexual harassment issues and warranted his dismissal.Redding, who was hired under a Democratic administration, says he believes he was terminated during the first year of Gov. Bruce Rauner's term so the Republican could hire his own workers. Chicago Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans says Redding is very effective on the job.
