The Democratic administration of the city of Chicago has been hit with a fresh controversy after a Chicago Sun-Times report flagged a number of allegations against former Chicago City Hall COO Paul Goodrich.
On Wednesday, the Sun-Times followed-up on an earlier report on a claim made by the City Hall’s in-house watchdog, Inspector General Deborah Witzburg. The earlier report noted a “senior mayoral aide” from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration used their city title to get their son an internship with a contractor of the City Hall. The report further alleged that the official tried to secure nearly $10 million in payments to the contractor.
In Wednesday’s report, the Chicago Sun-Times noted that the official in question is ex-City Hall COO Paul Goodrich and the firm in question is EKI-Digital: a contractor with the City of Chicago since the 2000s.
As the Chicago City Hall COO, Paul Goodrich started in June 2021 under Mayor Lightfoot and his tenure ended with Lightfoot’s.
This story is being updated.
