The Brief
- A now-fired aide to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is alleging a culture of hostility toward law enforcement in the mayor’s office.
- Manny Whitfield said he was fired, alongside Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood, in part over a personnel dispute.
- Whitfield said he and Gatewood placed an employee on probation for poor performance, but instead, they were fired.
CHICAGO – Manny Whitfield has served in a Chicago city government role for seven years, and said he expected to be on track to one day become the next deputy mayor for public safety.
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But those plans came to a crashing halt last Thursday when Whitfield, serving under Mayor Brandon Johnson as director of violence prevention and community safety, was shown the door.…