At least a dozen top people in Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office have resigned or said they’re on their way out since late last year. Several positions have remained unfilled for weeks or months. Observers said it’s important to have capable people filling even lower-profile behind-the-scenes posts in order to keep the city running smoothly.
Lori Lypson is chief operating officer of Chicago’s Public Building Commission. Her only experience investigating police wrongdoing was nearly 20 years ago, in CPD’s Office of Professional Standards run by Lori Lightfoot at the time.
The head of the agency that investigates shootings by Chicago police officers and allegations of officer misconduct announced her resignation on Wednesday. Sydney Roberts’ departure as chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability comes as Mayor Lori Lightfoot told reporters she was “extraordinarily unhappy” with how the agency handled some issues during her three-year tenure, especially the Anjanette Young case, which took nearly a year for COPA to conclude.
The head of Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) the group charged with oversight for the city's police department has left the agency. In her resignation letter, Sydney Roberts said she was proud of her accomplishments with the organization.