Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry is questioned by Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) during a budget hearing on Nov. 13, 2025. [Livestream]

Leaders from the Department of Law (DOL) told alderpeople during a budget hearing Thursday they would hire staff to bring in additional revenue, fight the Trump administration against frozen grant funds and continue to strategize to settle large swaths of police misconduct cases tied to problematic officers. 

The head of the department also reiterated confidence in defending the mayor’s proposed social media tax, which would be the first of its kind.