Illinois lawmakers wear black in solidarity with #MeToo

Lawmakers showed solidarity with those who have faced sexual harassment and discrimination under the Capitol dome by wearing black to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address Wednesday.

The symbolic gesture comes just months after a culture of inappropriate behavior in Springfield came to the surface on the wave of the #MeToo movement.

“Every man and woman here today, and every man and woman in our state, is unified in the expectation that we will act on our complete intolerance of, and utter revulsion for, sexual harassment,” Rauner said during his address.

Rauner and his wife, Diana, were among the many in the House chamber to sport black clothing. But the governor and lawmakers said symbolism is not enough, calling for more action to take on the problem.

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