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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, a practice his office defended after repeated inquiries into the makeup of his team. https://t.co/N12czHzLHj
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘pending’ Springfield lobbyist team draws ethics questions @JeremyGorner @ad_quig https://t.co/hpgH8apSOQ
UPDATE: On Monday, after our story on Johnson’s lobbying team was published online, one of the lobbyists we highlighted in the story filed paperwork with the Illinois secretary of state’s office to register the city of Chicago as one of his clients. https://t.co/M52FiEqhON
Mayor Brandon Johnson's team in Springfield has come under scrutiny for working with lobbyists who were not initially registered to represent the city of Chicago in the Illinois General Assembly. This practice, which raised ethics questions, was defended by Johnson's office despite repeated inquiries. Following media reports highlighting the issue, one of the lobbyists subsequently filed the necessary paperwork with the Illinois secretary of state's office to register Chicago as a client. The controversy centers on the timing and transparency of the lobbyists' registration status while engaging with city officials.
