Lawsuit: Mayor Daley's office influenced City Colleges hiring

The Chi Town Daily News reports:

Mayor Richard M. Daley’s office pressured the chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago to hire a Hispanic woman for an open position over a qualified black employee, a federal discrimination lawsuit alleges.

Ramona Shaw, who was an associate vice chancellor in the district’s human resources department until she was fired in late 2006, says she was let go after she raised concerns that black workers at the district were being paid less than their Hispanic peers.

Shaw, who is black, says she was passed up in 2004 for a promotion to be the vice chancellor of human resources. She consistently received high marks for leadership and professionalism in performance reviews during her seven years with the district, the lawsuit says.

No word yet from Daley aide Robert Sorich on this one.