Calls grow for Cook County official Samantha Steele to resign after DUI arrest

chicago.suntimes.com

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was arrested for DUI on November 11 after crashing her car. Body camera footage shows her refusing to cooperate with police and asserting her status as an elected official during the stop. Steele, who was elected in 2022, faces a misdemeanor charge and criticism for her behavior during the incident. A half-empty bottle of wine was found in her vehicle, and she declined to take a sobriety test. Calls for her resignation have intensified, with concerns about her fitness for office. Steele is also facing a federal whistleblower lawsuit related to her conduct at the Board of Review.


With a significance score of 2.6, this news ranks in the top 14% of today's 31090 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers:


Calls grow for Cook County official Samantha Steele to resign after DUI arrest | News Minimalist