"Every single time there’s been a challenge and you all are speculating, ‘She can’t get it done because of this, that and the other and people don’t like her personality and whatnot,’ we deliver, every single time," Lightfoot told reporters. "So print that."
The former business owner was sentenced to three months in prison for paying for plaques and catering to reward what he believed was then-Clerk Dorothy Brown's role in helping land contracts.
Donald Donagher Jr. pleaded guilty in October to one count alleging he made payments designed to reward Brown when she was Cook County Circuit Court clerk.
In any community, it takes sustained effort by municipal government to deliver good services at a reasonable cost. If that’s not happening, residents soon find they are paying more for less.