EAST CHICAGO — A former city councilman removed from office for public corruption still has the right to sue over claims he now is a victim of political retaliation.
U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody ruled last weekend Randall Artis can take City Clerk Adrian Santos to trial as early as next year for firing Artis, who refused to support the 2016 election of Santos’ political friends.
Artis, who served as East Chicago’s 3rd District City Councilman from 1992 to 2005, was among a number of East Chicago…
