Mayor Johnson’s chief of staff stepping down – Chicago Tribune*

Richard Guidice’s resignation comes as the mayor’s rift with more moderate politicians and the city’s business community has widened since Johnson assumed office last May. Many felt Guidice’s experience would help steer the new administration and smooth concerns over whether Johnson’s nontraditional roots as a labor organizer would lead to radical changes in how City Hall was run; Cristina Pacione-Zayas’s presence as deputy chief of staff showed the progressive movement would also have a strong champion on staff.