Chicago Mayor’s Administration to Pay $100,000 to Settle Whistleblower Claims by Former Treasurer Employees

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin listens as her press secretary, Yolanda Joe, speaks during an interview at Conyears-Ervin’s office in City Hall in Chicago, on Nov. 21, 2019. John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS

By Gregory Pratt From Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle whistleblower complaints by two city treasurer employees who alleged they were improperly fired, records obtained by the Chicago Tribune show.