The ousted chair of Chicago City Council’s powerful Finance Committee is speaking out.
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has reportedly told Waguespack that he will be removed from the post in favor of Johnson campaign supporter Ald. Pat Dowell . Waguespack had championed City Council selecting its own committee chairs rather than the mayor. In a published interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Waguespack implored the incoming mayor to stay out of the City Council reorganization process.
A spokesperson for Johnson did not return phone calls or texts seeking comment, and Dowell did not offer comment on the reported plan. Waguespack said his relationship with the mayor has gotten off to an inauspicious start, and said he will continue to be a fiscal watchdog and vet proposals brought forth by the new mayor.