STORY UPDATE: Weeks after our original story was submitted September 8 for publication, the Crusader on September 16 learned that Disparti Law Group is pursuing the case through the City of Chicago instead of Alderman Desmon Yancy. Disparti Law Group said while Ald. Yancy has been dismissed voluntarily as a defendant, Key’s allegations in the case remain the same. Attorney Jason Bowman said because Ald. Yancy is employed by the City of Chicago, his law firm is pursuing the matter through Ald. Yancy’s employer in court similar to a company being sued after a supervisor terminates an employee.

“We just felt this was the better route to take,” Bowman told the Crusader.

The next court date is September 24^th according to the Cook County Circuit Court. The original story has been updated to reflect this change.

The City of Chicago is being sued by the former chief of staff of Alderman Desmon Yancy (5^th). Ernestine Key alleged he was retaliated against after she reported ethics violations to the City of Chicago Inspector General Office (OIG).

Yancy was originally named as a defendant in the complaint, but he was dismissed from the suit September 8, according to court documents. Keys’ lawyers are now litigating her allegations through his employer, the City of Chicago, Attorney Jason Bowman told the Crusader.

Key alleged she was excluded from work meetings, text message groups and eventually terminated after she reported receiving an envelope containing $6,000 in cash from one of...

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