“There can be no doubt that former Alderman Solis violated the public trust in profound ways, not the least of which was by monetizing his position as Zoning Committee Chairman for the benefit of himself and others, likely for years. Because of all of the crimes that have been put on the public record, Solis victimized the residents of his ward and residents in the entire city, all of whom were deprived of the integrity and honesty that should be sacrosanct with all public officials.   

As a consequence, I have directed the Law Department to prepare a Victim’s Impact Statement which will be filed with the Court in this case. No one is above the law and Chicago residents expect that their elected officials will be held accountable.”