Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come under fire after it was revealed she allowed two of her top aides to take time off just before the the city was gripped by violence over the Fourth of July weekend which saw more than 100 people shot and at least 17 killed.
Lightfoot’s chief of staff Sybil Madison was out of the office two days before the holiday weekend while the deputy mayor for public safety, John O’Malley, was also out for most of the week beforehand, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Their absences came despite Lightfoot’s promise to have ‘all hands on deck’ to address a sudden surge in shootings across the city prior to July 4.
Police officers were even made to work 12-hour shifts during that weekend to increase their street presence.
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