Settlement of bias suit against candidate for Illinois governor was settled for nearly $500,000

CHICAGO - As he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor, school administrator Bob Daiber is calling for the state to pass an equal rights amendment, saying it's time to guarantee equality for men and women.

"I am proud of the fact that my staff that works for me is 80 percent female, and I have great relationships," Daiber said at a Chicago forum in October. "Because I build my office on one word: respect. And I think that's what all women want, and that's what I am all about."

But records show that Madison County paid nearly $500,000 to settle a 2010 lawsuit after a federal jury found that Daiber retaliated against a woman by laying her off after she