Chicago City Council backs watchdog swap
Via The Chicago Tribune
More than two-thirds of the Chicago City Council is on board with a plan to give the city’s top watchdog the power to investigate aldermen — with at least one string attached.
Inspector General Joseph Ferguson would get the same powers he now has to look at allegations of wrongdoing in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration, except the office would not be able to start investigations into aldermen based on anonymous complaints.
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