Mayor Johnson’s commissioner shuffle leaves some agencies in disarray – Axios

Nearly 11 months after he was elected, Mayor Brandon Johnson is still assembling his cabinet. He's made sudden dismissals that have left departments destabilized, as well as some controversial appointments. Among them, Johnson appointed Alfonzo "Randy" Conner to return to the top job at the Water Department, where he'll oversee at least $336 million to address lead in Chicago's water. But in 2018, during his last stint as water commissioner, Conner said Chicago did not have a lead problem, and he actively lobbied to stop Ald. Scott Waguespack from launching public hearings on the matter.