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.

The mayor said he did not know about allegations against Ronnie Reese until his office received a Freedom of Information Act request for Reese’s personnel file.

More than a day after it was revealed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director was terminated amid allegations of sexual harassment, misogyny, racism and other abusive behavior, the mayor said Wednesday evening his administration does not tolerate such behavior but shed no other light on the scandal.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team is accused of intimidating employees by putting them on the list after they have been fired. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.