Posted on 03/04/2023 10:38:55 AM PST by simpson96
A West Side barber who made the run-off in Chicago's 24th Ward looking to unseat Ald. Monique Scott has pitched himself to voters as mentor to local youth interested in a career in cosmetology.
Creative Scott, owner of Creative Salon, 3946 W 16th St, told Block Club Chicago that he also runs a "young barbers program for kids and teens ages 5-15 out of his salon, which helps youth learn the history and business of barbering.”
The 50 year-old aldermanic candidate from Lawndale, who slipped into the April 8 run-off election with 14.83 percent of the vote, claimed to be a "licensed barber" on his Chicago financial disclosure statement filed in July 2022.
State and county records, however, suggest Creative Scott's barbering business is a two-time tax scofflaw currently operating without a state license.
Creative Scott's state cosmetology license hasn't been renewed since September 2021, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Also, his state cosmetology license was suspended in 2019 and 2022 for failing to pay Illinois income taxes, according to state records.
The 24th Ward includes parts of Lawndale, North Lawndale, Homan Square and West Garfield Park. It also includes Cook County Jail, from which 1,137 ballots were cast on Feb. 28.
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Easy. Licensing and taxes are rasssisss.
He also owned Creative accounting.
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