Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer Ashlee Gabrysch resigned abruptly Friday morning, saying that to continue serving as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top financial advisor would “compromise my integrity and professional obligations.”
A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson said Gabrysch had been “largely absent” while the city’s $17.6 billion budget for 2027 was being developed. Gabrysch also ordered that a $75 million payment be made without the proper authority.
Gabrysch, who served as the city’s chief financial officer for just three months, joined the city from Fitch Ratings, one of the Wall Street ratings agencies that measures the city’s credit worthiness…