CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is so far continuing a public records legal battle he inherited from predecessor Lori Lightfoot over a letter regarding alleged misconduct at the city treasurer’s office.
When the mayor was asked Wednesday whether he will drop or continue the city’s lawsuit against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office for siding with the Chicago Tribune in a Freedom of Information Act dispute concerning City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Johnson’s newly confirmed corporation counsel jumped in instead.
“Shall I start now the trial?” Mary Richardson-Lowry quipped in a post-City Council news conference. She went on: “We are continuing to evaluate our position with respect to that matter. So I’m hesitant to tell you exactly what our next steps are going to be, but we will continue to evaluate.”
