In a recent episode of "The Medrano Exchange" podcast, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele sparked outraged her use of the term "colored people." The interview, conducted by Gus Medrano, a Senior Mortgage Consultant at Meta Mortgage and podcast host, has ignited a firestorm of criticism.

Cook County paid $180,000 to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit against Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele. Ex-staffer Frank Calabrese alleged he was fired for refusing to release confidential info about the Bears’ tax appeal and for cooperating with the Inspector General. He later released Steele’s DUI arrest video, where she allegedly told police, “Is your penis that small?” The IG faulted Steele for ethics violations and improper disclosures.