Former Chicago Alderman Convicted in Tax Case Loses Law License

The grandson of former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley is unfit to practice law and should be prohibited from the legal profession in Illinois until March 2025 due to his criminal behavior, an Illinois disciplinary commission recommended on Wednesday.

Patrick Daley Thompson, a former Chicago alderman who is also the nephew of the former Mayor Richard M. Daley, was convicted by a federal jury in February 2022 of making false statements and filing false federal tax returns. He served a four-month prison sentence and his law license was suspended on an interim basis since ...