Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) has resigned the seat she has held since Aug. 5, 1994, when she was appointed by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley to fill the vacancy created by the death of her husband, Lemuel, powerful chairman of the Council’s Budget Committee.
"It has been my honor to have serve [sic] the City of Chicago and the 34th Ward for over 29 years as it’s Alderman," Austin wrote in a letter to the city clerk dated Feb. 15, 2023 and posted on the clerk’s website.Austin could not be reached for comment. Neither could Bill Conway, newly-elected last week from the redrawn 34th Ward. Conway, son of billionaire William E. Conway Jr., finished second in the 2020 Democratic primary for state’s attorney.
Three months ago, federal prosecutors argued FBI surveillance of Austin undermined her claim that she is medically unfit to stand trial on public corruption charges.In asking for U.S. District Judge John Kness to find her unfit, Austin’s lawyers have claimed she struggles even with the help of a portable oxygen concentrator. They further argue her deteriorating health reached the point that she could not pass a six-minute walking test last September.
The only time the FBI saw Austin using an oxygen mask was when she left a medical facility Nov. 21, according to Didwania. "Afterwards, she dined-in at a restaurant in the south loop," Didwania wrote, and "walked into and out of the restaurant unassisted." staying there for about 40 minutes.
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