In a letter obtained by the Tribune after a long fight, serious allegations emerge against City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin. She should address them.
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin gives an interview at her office in City Hall in 2019.
after the administration of previous Mayor Lori Lightfoot went to court and did its best to keep the letter hidden.Before we get to the letter, let’s note that Conyears-Ervin, a former state representative who is married to Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, was reelected to her position unopposed earlier this year after first ascending to the post in 2019. At that time, she became the first woman elected to the office of treasurer for Chicago who was not previously appointed.
More specifically, Kanovitz alleges that Conyears-Ervin “hired an ex-CPD officer to fill the opening of Assistant to City Treasurer, a job that requires financial training and experience which the candidate was utterly lacking. This employee does not provide any services to the office and does not even come into the office. Rather he serves as a private armed security guard to the Treasurer and is her driver. Similarly, the Treasurer hired Gina Zuccaro for the Administrative Assistant position.
All that noted, the Lightfoot administration kept the letter with the details secret, seemingly due to a political alliance between Lightfoot and Conyears-Ervin. Last November, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
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