Thomas DeVore, a former Republican Illinois Attorney General candidate, is suing Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie in federal court alleging censorship on her Facebook page used for government business. DeVore claims McCombie banned him from her page after he criticized her political actions.
A Metra commuter train operated by Illinois' Regional Transportation Authority travels to downtown Chicago over Kennedy Expressway on interstate 90 and 94 Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Chicago. Business and government officials are preparing for a potential nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
“More recently, DeVore expressed critical viewpoints of Leader McCombie’s political actions on her Primary Public Forum in response to Facebook post she had made about government business. As a result of DeVore’s expression of these critical viewpoints, Leader McCombie has banned him completely from her Primary Public Forum and has otherwise deleted his comments,” the lawsuit alleged.
A second Facebook page for McCombie focused on her role as House Minority Leader was created in September, the lawsuit said.
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