Both former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor Brandon Johnson approved a request from the city’s top lawyer to hire private attorneys to defend Officer Melvina Bogard, and her partner, Officer Bernard Butler, records show. In fact, the city hired four private law firms to defend the city and the two officers.
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.