Chicago city employee left gun in city building bathroom, watchdog says

The Brief

  • A now former City of Chicago employee left their personal gun inside a city building bathroom during the first quarter of this year, according to a watchdog report.
  • The employee retired during an Office of Inspector General investigation and is not permitted to be rehired by the city.
  • This was the second report of a city employee leaving a gun in a government bathroom in recent weeks.

CHICAGO A Chicago city employee carried their personal gun into a city building and left it unattended in a bathroom earlier this year, according to the latest report from the city’s Office of Inspector General.

What we know:

The Department of Streets and Sanitation truck driver, who has since retired, illegally carried their personal gun into a city building, the city watchdog agency said.

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