As the Chicago mayoral election approaches, the CPS OIG is investigating Mayor Lori Lightfoot campaign's efforts to recruit CPS students.
The spokesperson said the office is "currently gathering information to determine which, if any, policies have been violated."
It goes on to say that they're looking for "enthusiastic, curious and hard-working young people eager to help Mayor Lightfoot win this spring."Backlash to the move had been swift. However, their statement also says that "campaign staff have been reminded about the solid wall that must exist between campaign and official activities. And that contacts with any city of Chicago, or other sister agency employees, including CPS employees, even through publicly available sources is off limits."
ABC7 Chicago political analyst Laura Washington says this is an indefensible and obvious ethical misstep.
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