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Under Mayor Brandon Johnson’s “Unity Plan,” Alderman Emma Mitts (37th) has been appointed by Johnson as chairman of the Contract and Compliance Committee, and
Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson had pushed for a more independent Council, but slammed this approach as a “pre-emptive power move of the status quo wrapped in a package that includes meaningful reforms.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot punished her enemies and rewarded her friends in a City Council reorganization that was the first test of her political clout.
Three committee chairs are working behind the scenes to reorganize and empower the City Council before a new mayor and Council are seated.
Ald. Carrie Austin, 73, who did not seek a seventh term on the Chicago City Council, stepped down the day after Chicago voters went to the polls to pick a new mayor and City Council.