Overview

• Cook County prosecutors dismissed disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges against Chapman and her mother from the April 28 City Council meeting.
• Assistant State’s Attorney Shannon Wood said her supervisor ordered the dismissals during a June 4 hearing at the Markham courthouse.
• Police records state Chapman was removed for shouting at the council chair and resisting officers’ efforts to escort her out.
• Council proceedings were disrupted again on May 12 when Mayor Clark cleared the chamber citing interruptions linked to Chapman’s supporters.
• Chapman’s clashes with Mayor Clark have prompted public outcry and calls for federal oversight over transparency in Harvey’s administration.