When a referral is made to the IG, the board administratively closes its case ” and only reopens it if the IG refers the case back to the board, Conlon said.... “ The Board and staff have properly handled those referrals to the IG in all cases.... In late August Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration decided to drop the efforts to keep the letter confidential. The allegations against Conyears-Ervin and the lack of resolution highlights central weaknesses in the city’s internal system to mete o

But multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the alderman in question is Gardiner, 45th.... “ And Gardiner is of the sort who is just going to plow on by ignoring all of the bad stories that have come out about him.... That case is pending in federal court. Friday’s update was a remarkable finding in the city’s history of issuing such watchdog investigations....

The ownership restrictions would remain in place under the proposal. The measure is supported by some aldermen but was first pushed by West Side Ald.... … Everyone should be able to have off-duty( Chicago police officers).... Most CPD employees do not, ” she said. Ervin’s proposal was initially scheduled to be debated Friday during the council’s Police and Fire Committee meeting, where Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment of Larry Snelling as Police Department superintendent also faced its firs

“ The allegations that Evans lied fell off of somebody’s desk, and then when that was raised to COPA’s attention, they said it wasn’t worth their time to go back to it.... It undermines our entire system, ” said Kersten, a former assistant Cook County state’s attorney.... “ If I thought there was a legal path forward to reopening this case and sufficient evidence to do so, that decision would have been made....