City Watchdog Calls on Mayor to Fire Top Advisor, Johnson Says No

Chicago Mayor Johnson refuses to fire top aide despite recommendation from inspector general

Mayor Brandon Johnson is refusing to fire one of his top aides after Chicago's Inspector General claims the mayoral adviser would not cooperate with an investigation: one that began with a complaint from Alderman Bill Conway.

City watchdog calls on mayor to fire top advisor, Johnson says no

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is declining to dump one of his closest advisors even though the City Watchdog, probing potential misconduct, called on the mayor to do so. On Wednesday, the eve of the mayor’s budget speech, an old controversy resurfaces. The City Inspector General Deborah Witzburg recommended Johnson fire his senior advisor Jason Lee. The mayor refused. The controversy is from two years ago during the height of the migra…

Mayor Johnson declines to fire top aide despite ‘evidence of misconduct' found by IG

A senior adviser to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is at the center of an internal city investigation, with an official report recommending his firing.

Mayor Johnson should fire his top adviser, Chicago inspector general says – Chicago Sun-Times

Senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee denied having threatened Downtown Ald. Bill Conway, and said he tried to cooperate with Inspector General Deborah Witzburg. But he said Witzburg would not allow him to cooperate, after he insisted on having a representative from the city’s Law Department present during her interrogation.

Mayor Johnson should fire his top adviser, Chicago inspector general says

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg has recommended that Mayor Brandon Johnson fire his closest aide, senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee, for refusing to cooperate with her investigation of an alleged quid pro quo threat he made to a City Council member.Witzburg did not identify Lee as the target of the long-running investigation outlined in her quarterly report. But Lee confirmed he was the subject. Witzburg indicated in the report that Jo…

Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects IG recommendation he fire top advisor

Chicago inspector general Deborah Witzburg has recommended a top advisor to Mayor Brandon Johnson be fired and placed on a do not hire list for failing to cooperate with an investigation into City Hall’s handling of a negotiation with an alderman. Johnson declined to fire the advisor, senior Jason Lee, and denied that he failed to cooperate with the investigation. The back and forth was revealed in a summary report released Wednesday by the city…