Rules for Thee, Not for Conehead

Gee, a Chicago democrat not following the rules?

• Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted scores of valuable gifts “on behalf of the city” — including jewelry, alcohol, AirPods, designer handbags and size 14 men’s shoes — and failed to report those gifts while denying internal investigators access to the room where the items are purportedly stored.

  That’s the bottom line of Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s latest advisory, which raises troubling questions about apparent attempts to curry favor with Johnson and his predecessor Lori Lightfoot, and the failure by both Johnson and Lightfoot to be transparent about that gift-giving.

  Perhaps most troubling to the inspector general was how difficult it was to secure the information, which is supposed to be promptly reported to the Chicago Board of Ethics and the city comptroller so the items can be added to “an inventory of the city’s property .”

Remember this next time you're required to fill out that annual "Ethics Statement" along with the other one you have to sign upon retirement.

Anyone seen Mrs. Mayor Stacy running around with a new Kate Spade handbag? We're just wondering.