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Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends the inauguration of Mayor Brandon Johnson in May.

Ethics charge against former Mayor Lori Lightfoot over political emails to workers dismissed

November 14, 2023 at 2:56 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Ethics found insufficient evidence Monday to prove former Mayor Lori Lightfoot violated the city's ethics code when her campaign sent scores of emails to public employees...

Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson departs Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a hearing on Nov. 7, 2023.

Clout-heavy contractor linked to federal investigations at City Hall and in the suburbs

November 12, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.

At the heart of James Bracken's multifaceted trucking, demolition and excavation operation is a small office in south suburban Markham surrounded by piles of dirt and rigs rumbling in and...

The Rev. Johnny L. Miller speaks on June 20, 2022, during a CityServe West Cook Juneteenth Inaugural event at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood.

Third city employee accused Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin of unethical conduct, records show

November 10, 2023 at 7:46 a.m.

As questions linger over allegations of unethical behavior by Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, the Tribune has uncovered a new complaint from a former employee who said they were forced...

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones, shown in 2018 at the Illinois State Capitol, is also a state representative.

Calumet City drops citations against Daily Southtown reporter who called workers seeking comment

November 6, 2023 at 6:54 p.m.

Calumet City officials have dropped municipal charges against a Daily Southtown reporter they alleged violated local ordinances by seeking comment from public employees on major flooding issues in the area....

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones is named in a notice of violation sent to a Daily Southtown reporter that accuses the reporter of interfering with public employees.

Calumet City officials ticket Daily Southtown reporter for ‘hampering’ city employees with questions

November 2, 2023 at 6:20 p.m.

Calumet City officials have issued municipal citations to a Daily Southtown reporter who they allege violated local ordinances by seeking comment from public employees on major flooding issues in the...

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin speaks during a financial empowerment summit at the University of Illinois Chicago Forum on the Near West Side on Oct. 6, 2023.

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin running for Congress amid allegations of unethical conduct

October 13, 2023 at 12:37 p.m.

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running for Congress against longtime U.S. Rep. Danny Davis while she continues to face fallout from recently revealed allegations of unethical conduct in her administration...

Chicago Fire Department First Deputy Commissioner Mary Sheridan, shown in December 2021 at a memorial for fallen firefighters, was reprimanded this year for violations of the city's sexual harassment policies.

Chicago Fire Department’s 2nd-ranking official gets mild punishment after sexual harassment violations

October 12, 2023 at 4:16 p.m.

The second-highest-ranking official in the Chicago Fire Department was reprimanded instead of suspended after violating the city's sexual harassment policies by commenting to a subordinate about an alleged sexual relationship,...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin's offices are located at City Hall. Two former employees accused the treasurer in December 2020 of misusing public resources.

City settlement deal demands silence from whistleblowers fired by Chicago Treasurer Conyears-Ervin

October 11, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In an extraordinary departure from usual practices at City Hall, the city's $100,000 settlement agreement with whistleblowers who were fired by Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin prohibits them from publicly discussing their...

A photo of Melissa Conyears-Ervin hangs in the Office of the City Treasurer at City Hall in Chicago, Sept. 19, 2023.

Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin acknowledges approaching bank about loan for husband’s landlord

September 22, 2023 at 4:43 p.m.

City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin acknowledged asking BMO Harris about providing a loan to her husband's landlord, a key allegation contained in a recently released 2020 letter from two former treasurer...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin at her City Hall office on Nov. 21, 2019.

Chicago inspector general’s office seizes computers from city treasurer’s office

September 18, 2023 at 5:12 p.m.

Investigators with Chicago's inspector general seized computers from the treasurer's City Hall offices last week as part of an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, the Tribune...

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