Brandon Johnson’s City Hall gives $38.5 million in deals to businesses tied to North Side bar owner, lawyer cited for improper lobbying – Chicago Sun-Times

During Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s last year in office, one of her allies, Carmen Rossi, ran afoul of city lobbying rules. Rossi got fined $5,000. Lightfoot also gave back his campaign contributions. Under Mayor Brandon Johnson, records show that Rossi, who remains a registered lobbyist at City Hall, is in line for $38.5 million in taxpayer-funded city deals made over the past five months for himself, his business partners and clients.