Following Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, pressure mounts for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to appoint an Asian American to replace him on City Council

Latino Caucus chair Ald. Gilbert Villegas, shown Dec. 14, is calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to select a nominee of Asian descent to finish the term of deposed alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, whose tax fraud conviction Monday forces him off the City Council. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)