‘Our people hire our people’: Long before DOJ probe into Mayor Brandon Johnson, racial politics coursed through City Hall hiring – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

“We keep going through this evolution of who gets the short end of the stick,” said Ald. Walter Burnett, who is Black and also the most veteran sitting member of the City Council. “And when you have been oppressed and neglected for such a long time, you know you are going to continue to try and get more. It’s just a natural reaction.”
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Deb
1 year ago

Don’t care about the race of a new hire. But Chicago needs to hire most qualified for the position. Stop hiring unqualified DEIs and political cronies.

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