Mayor Lori Lightfoot should be investigated for accepting a $25,000 contribution to her re-election campaign from Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto, according to a complaint filed with the Chicago Board of Ethics and the Chicago Inspector General’s Office.
A rendering of the proposed training facility for the Chicago Fire on the city's Near West Side.
“The appearance of impropriety is overwhelming,” Lopez told WTTW News, adding that he sees it as a particularly egregious example of pay-to-play politics and the “Chicago way” that Lightfoot vowed to end. In a statement released by his office, Mansueto"is committed to making a significant investment on the historically underfunded West Side."
“Government decision-making is firewalled from political campaign activities, and our team executes a rigorous vetting process on every contribution to ensure we have complied with all campaign finance rules and laws,” Freundlich said. The controversial proposal would not have passed had Lightfoot not exercised the full power of her office after the City Council’s Zoning Committee initially rejected the proposal. At Lightfoot’s demand, the committee reconvened less than 24 hours later to advance the proposal, setting up the vote by the full City Council hours later.
The law is designed to even the playing field between wealthy candidates and those who cannot self-fund their campaigns by allowing them to raise bigger amounts from contributors.
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