The fine follows an inspector general investigation and a November probable cause finding from the board, which Conyears-Ervin was given the opportunity to rebut in the interim.
City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 7th District, greets people on primary Election Day, on March 19, 2024, at Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen in the South Loop. The Chicago Board of Ethics issued an additional $10,000 fine to city Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Monday for the firing of two top aides who alleged she misused taxpayer resources and pressured government workers to help her political allies.
“As you can tell, we are still down two members, a task that can’t be that difficult,” Conlon said during Monday’s board meeting. “We have two members whose terms are set to expire at the end of July. Two clear-thinking, independent, thoughtful people who do their homework and are here participating every time. Why they have not been reappointed baffles me.”
and said they would be a priority for passage this spring. Instead, the committee has canceled two scheduled meetings in recent months. The changes would also “make clear that no candidate or political fundraising committee may, for example, send emails soliciting political contributions or campaign work to city employees or officials to their official city email addresses,” a response to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s mayoral campaign
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