Politics & Government
Chicago Inspector General Accuses Mayor Johnson And Former Mayor Lightfoot Of Interfering With Investigations
IG Witzburg said the mayor's office has demanded that attorneys sit in on interviews "in at least 10 investigations during my tenure."
February 14, 2025
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The city's top watchdog has accused Mayor Brandon Johnson and former Mayor Lori Lightfoot of blocking or slowing investigations into allegations of misconduct by withholding documents, selectively enforcing subpoenas, and insisting on having city lawyers attend investigative interviews "may result in embarrassment" to top city leaders.
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In a memo to the chairman of the City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said those efforts "significantly delay investigative work" and "have blocked critical avenues of investigation into matters of public concern."
Witzburg, who has been the city's inspector general since April 2022, said the mayor's office has demanded that attorneys with the city's Department of Law (DOL) sit in on interviews "in at least 10 investigations during my tenure."
