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Harvey Alderwoman Chapman Launches Chicago Mayoral Campaign Facing Felony Charge

Her campaign highlights Chicago’s clash with federal authorities over municipal ID records

People line up outside the office of Alderman Derrick G. Curtis at 84th Street and Pulaski Road in Chicago on May 2, 2018, in hopes of obtaining a "CityKey" identification card. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Overview

  • On June 5, Harvey Ald. Colby Chapman announced her bid for Chicago mayor while under a felony charge
  • She turned herself in to police the same day after Cook County prosecutors dropped misdemeanor counts linked to an April 28 council meeting
  • Chapman’s alleged offenses include disorderly conduct and resisting a police officer during the late-April session
  • On April 17, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement served a subpoena on the city clerk’s office for three years of CityKey application data
  • The CityKey program was created in 2017 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Clerk Anna Valencia to provide municipal IDs for immigrant residents