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Ex-Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Communications Director Ronnie Reese was fired over sexual harassment allegations, documents reveal.
Ronnie Reese began as the mayor's press secretary from the day Mayor Johnson took office in May 2023. He was promoted to communications director earlier this year.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director, Ronnie Reese, was the subject of multiple complaints alleging workplace misconduct before he was forced out of the position in October ...
Though Johnson denies finding out the specifics of the allegations against Reese until they were made public by the Chicago Tribune in late November, on Oct. 19, Johnson sent a cryptic text to ...
Four people placed on a City of Chicago Do Not Hire list are accusing Ronnie Reese, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's former top aide, of retaliation.
Brandon Johnson’s communications director ousted amid latest mayoral office shake-up A source with direct knowledge of Ronnie Reese’s departure, who was not authorized to speak on the ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, arrives with then-press secretary Ronnie Reese to discuss safety planning for Memorial Day weekend on May 25, 2023, at 63rd Street Beach. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...
The mayor says he was unaware of problems with his communications director until he learned of them in the media. Could that be? Brandon Johnson says he didn't know about the Ronnie Reese allegations.
Rodriguez and Ortiz worked for and around Mayor Johnson's close friend and communications director Ronnie Reese, who was himself fired last month over allegations of sexual harassment and misogyny.
Johnson claimed Monday he had been unaware of allegations leveled against his now-fired communications director, Ronnie Reese, until formal complaints made against Reese were publicly released and ...
Ronnie Reese began as the mayor's press secretary from the day Mayor Johnson took office in May 2023. He was promoted to communications director earlier this year.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director is leaving amid latest staff shake-up Ronnie Reese is exiting the role after a rocky year and a half running Johnson’s press office.