Samantha Steele DUI Arrest

On November 10, 2024, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was involved in a DUI-related crash in the Andersonville neighborhood on the northside of Chicago. Steele struck two parked cars, leaving her own vehicle inoperable. Witnesses reported her attempting to flee the scene, appearing intoxicated, and refusing to cooperate with police initially.

Steele twice invoked her "elected official" status during the incident and later denied drinking from a half-empty wine bottle found in her car. While she was being arrested by Chicago police, she repeated told a Chicago police officer "is your penis that small?" Samantha Steele is facing a DUI charge. The Chicago Sun-Times has since called for her resignation. Amid public criticism and calls for resignation, Steele has refused to apologize, and she continues to serve on the influential board, which rules on property tax appeals.