Aldermen blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations Tuesday and demanded he change the rules governing the city’s “do not hire” list. Johnson claimed Monday he had been unaware of allegations leveled against his now-fired communications director,

Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.

Mayor Brandon Johnson Monday addressed the controversy surrounding his now-fired longtime friend and communications director Ronnie Reese. Johnson said he was unware of misconduct allegations made against Reese.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday blamed his office’s handling of harassment complaints against his former communications director on what he described as a flawed disciplinary process he inherited at City Hall.

Three complaints were filed against Ronnie Reese in the year leading up to his termination, according to city personnel records, including one from a female staffer in the mayor’s press office who claimed Reese made her "severely uncomfortable.