Chicago mayor fires longtime city spokesman

Lori Lightfoot

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired a longtime city spokesman.

Her office has issued a statement saying Bill McCaffrey was “terminated for cause” and is declining to give further details, citing a “personnel matter.” McCaffrey most recently served as a Law Department spokesman. He worked at City Hall for 15 years serving as spokesman for several agencies under three different mayors.  He declined to comment to the Chicago Sun-Times, which says it came after McCaffrey raised “ethical issues.”

The report cited an unnamed source. Lightfoot’s office said that claim is false.

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