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  Jeremy Rose Resigns: Cook County GOP Official Leaves Amid Growing Scandal
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Last EditedCOSDem  Jul 28, 2010 03:54pm
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News DateWednesday, July 28, 2010 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFor the Republican Party in Illinois, these are heady times. In a state that has been reliably blue in recent years, the GOP candidates for U.S. Senate (Mark Kirk) and Governor (Bill Brady) are running competitively, giving the party a chance at two national wins in Illinois for the first time since 1998.

But as the party prepares for battle with Democrats in November, it has also suffered its first casualty in an internal conflict that has embroiled the GOP's Chicago organization, and threatens to derail the entire state party.

Jeremy Rose, the executive director of the Cook County GOP, resigned Tuesday night after word spread of a past allegation of sexual misconduct. According to documents obtained by Huffington Post Chicago, his boss -- Cook County GOP chairman Lee Roupas -- has known about the allegations for over a year, during which time he hired and promoted Rose. And when a whistleblower came forward about the complaint, Roupas organized a concerted effort to remove that person from her elected position within the party.
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