The head of the Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion has moved to a different state job after investigative stories by The Center Square exposed failures at the agency.
Alexandria Wilson was the commission’s executive director for about three years.
Wilson oversaw a switch to a new computer system that upended its mission to increase access to government contracts for businesses that are owned by racial minorities, women and people with disabilities.
State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said the change is concerning.
Halbrook said he put in a request to find out what Wilson would be doing in her new job as chief operating officer of the Illinois Power Agency.
Wilson’s new annual salary of $154,000 is slightly less than what she was paid as head of the equity commission.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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