Editorial: Chicago's IG says Ald. Jim Gardiner hit a constituent with a phony fine for weeds. The Board of Ethics should whack him back in the pocketbook.

Politicians serve all of their constituents, not just the ones who vote for them. Apparently 45th Ward Ald. Jim Gardiner never got that memo. One of Gardiner’s constituents is Pete Czosnyka, who, as is his right in a free country, puts together a Facebook page that has been openly critical of Gardiner. A few months after Gardiner took office in 2019, Czosnyka was hit with $675 in tickets for ...

Related Keywords

Chicago ,Illinois ,United States ,Edward Burke ,Deborah Witzburg ,Pete Czosnyka ,Lori Lightfoot ,Jim Gardiner ,Office Of The Inspector ,Facebook ,Cook County Democratic Party ,City Council ,Inspector General ,Inspector General Deborah Witzburg ,Far Northwest Side ,Mayor Lori Lightfoot ,City Hall ,Ethics Board ,Vladimir Putin ,Far Northwest ,