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The group founded in Altgeld Gardens in 1979 was part of a federal civil rights complaint prompting a city settlement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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.

A civilian commission narrowed the field to Angel Novalez, Shon Barnes and Larry Snelling. Mayor Brandon Johnson now has 30 days to either choose one or reject them all and order the panel to launch another search.

Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara said she decided when she took the $189,996-a-year job to work at a “four-year pace.” The time has run out. Her resignation takes effect on July 28.

Chicago police already have a “significant and robust” leave policy — the ability to 365 days off every two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee said.

The mayor called the 223-page document the “foundation for how we will lead our city well into the future.” It’s loaded with ambitious, politically explosive ideas.

CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.

Anyone planning a major, controversial event in Chicago should pay attention to the likelihood of mayoral turnover. Once a new administration is in place, once-silent aldermen quickly find their sharp-tongued voices. So it went with NASCAR: “That was a Lori Lightfoot deal,” summed up what the denizens of City Hall…

The new board will have a different feel than in past years when consultants, lawyers and bankers filled many of the seven seats. Only one of Johnson’s appointees is a lawyer, and she runs a legal aid organization.