CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The head of the city's Law Department has resigned, days after video is made public of a wrongful Chicago police raid.
Now former Chicago Corporation Council Mark Flessner said in his resignation letter he had not had any dealings until last Monday with the case of a raid on Anjanette Young’s home.
The full resignation letter read:
“Today I offered my letter of resignation to Mayor Lori Lightfoot. It has been an honor to serve as Corporation Counsel for the city of Chicago for the last two years, and to be a part of my friend Lori’s team. I am tremendously proud of my work for the Lightfoot administration and all that we have accomplished.
“There has recently been a great deal of attention drawn to the 2019 raid of Anjanette Young’s home. Monday was the first involvement that I had with the case surrounding Anjanette Young, pertaining to the video footage that was obtained by police. It is clear that the raid of Anjanette Young’s home was a tragedy that we must learn from.
“Standing up for racial injustice and fighting for equality within our justice system are crucial matters that we must continue to work toward addressing as a community.”
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In February 2019, police burst into her house and let her stand naked for a while as they searched her place, all the while she was telling them they had the wrong address.
It was Flessner’s department that had tried to keep police video of the raid from being publicly released, only relenting in November when some video was given to Young and her lawyer.
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Mayor Lightfoot and Flessner are friends, and the mayor reportedly asked for Flessner’s resignation.
Lightfoot said in a written statement Sunday she accepted Flessner’s resignation as corporation counsel and thanked him for his service.
“I am committed to a full review of everything that occurred surrounding this incident, will take corrective action where appropriate, and will hold people accountable,” she said in the statement.