Former Ald. Danny Solis caused “generational” harm to Chicago and residents of the 25th Ward, his successor told the judge overseeing the criminal case facing the disgraced former alderperson.
Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez , elected in 2019 to replace Solis, asked Judge Andrea WoodSolis has already admitted that he demanded campaign contributions from a company that needed his support to win special permission from city officials in order to build an apartment on land once occupied by a restaurant in his 25th Ward.
“The harm caused by this corruption is generational,” Sigcho Lopez wrote. “The people of the 25th Ward continue to feel the aftermath.” Wood gave city attorneys until Wednesday to make their case that Solis victimized the entire city. However, nothing had been posted as part of the court docket late Wednesday. Solis was scheduled to appear before Wood by phone at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Lightfoot said in a statement on April 13 that Solis should be “held accountable” for violating “the public trust in profound ways, not the least of which was by monetizing his position as Zoning Committee chairman for the benefit of himself and others, likely for years.” “This is a man who exploited his position,” Lightfoot said March 10. “There’s got to be consequences and accountability for that. It’s not enough for him to simply walk away. Sail off into the sunset. That sends the wrong message.”
Court records make it clear that Solis played a key role in the federal probe of Burke. A 14-count indictment made public in May 2019 alleges Burke repeatedly — and brazenly — used his powerful position at City Hall to force those doing business with the city to hire his private law firm by the Department of Justice.
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