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Lori Lightfoot *Mayor Lori Lightfoot has slammed a conservative super PAC for altering her skin tone to appear darker in an ad that uses “racist tropes” to disparage the city of Chicago and its Black residents.  The new attack ad is aimed at Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and opens with a clip of Lightfoot […]

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 20: Lori Lightfoot addresses guests after being sworn in as Mayor of Chicago during a ceremony at the Wintrust Arena on May 20, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Lightfoot become the first black female and openly gay Mayor in the city’s history. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) *Chicago’s newly elected Black and […]

* Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, is now the new mayor-elect of Chicago. She is the first black female and first openly gay person to head the government of the 3rd-largest city in the US. On Tuesday after the votes were counted, Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle, who served in the City Council for 19 […]

*Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has clapped back at unsubstantiated reports claiming she’s about to resign after being caught having an extramarital affair.  In a series of tweets posted on April 18, Lightfoot shot down the affair allegations. “Good morning from my mansion in Sauganash,” she joked. “Seriously, though-our city doesn’t have any time for homophobic, […]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Photo by Chris Sweda-Pool via Getty Images) *Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being sued by a former attorney for the city after she allegedly berated him during a meeting over the removal of the Christopher Columbus Statue. George Smyrniotis, 65, who served as First Deputy General Counsel for the district, is […]

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Twitter *Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is catching heat from local journalists over her decision to grant one-on-one media interviews only to people of color to cover her two-year anniversary in office. Mary Ann Ahern, who is white and a political reporter for NBC 5 Chicago, tweeted about the move on Tuesday. […]

Photo Keith Thornton / Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot *A Chicago 911 dispatcher has condemned Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s handling of the city’s crime wave, calling her “a disgrace” for turning the Windy City into “a death zone.” Dispatcher Keith Thornton called out Lightfoot in a viral online rant last week and warned tourists about the dangers […]

*Chicago Police officers gave Mayor Lori Lightfoot the cold shoulder when she approached them in a hospital following the shooting of two officers on Saturday night. About 30 Chicago police officers reportedly turned their backs on Lightfoot when she stepped off the elevator to greet them at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The CPD […]

*Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has defended her decision to get her hair cut while the rest of the city is under a stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lightfoot is facing backlash after she violated her own quarantine advice over the weekend to go to a hair salon, and her stylist spilled the tea on […]

Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard / Photo: City of Dolton *The village of Dolton in Illinois has approved a resolution to enlist former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate allegations of taxpayer fund misuse and other corrupt practices against its leader, Tiffany Henyard, known as the “Dolton Dictator.” Lightfoot expressed feeling “honored” to undertake the […]

Lori Lightfoot – Toni Preckwinkle *Two Black women, former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, beat 12 other candidates in a primary election Tuesday night, now both will face off in an historic April runoff for Chicago mayor. Lightfoot earned 17.5% with 90K votes, and Preckwinkle earned 16% with […]

*Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has warned residents “we are never getting out of this” if folks continue to defy the shelter-at-home guidelines and by having house parties. Lightfoot delivered the message in a news conference Saturday afternoon near the site of a house party planned that night at Springfield Avenue and Adams Street in the […]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Getty Images) *Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is never one to mince words, especially when it comes to anything related to #45. During a press briefing Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called Lightfoot “derelict” when talking about mayors who neglect crime in their cities. Lightfoot clapped back on Twitter, calling […]

*Looks like somebody done effed up and pissed off the mayor. That “somebody” is Chicago police chief Eddie Johnson and the pissed-off mayor is Lori Lightfoot. So, as of now, Eddie Johnson is no longer the police chief or Police Superintendent as he was formally (and formerly) known because Mayor Lightfoot fired him on Monday. […]

[…] involving the Illinois National Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and trade unions. (Photo by Chris Sweda-Pool via Getty Images) *Say what you want about Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, but we can all agree on one thing; she sure knows how to piss people off! Recently Da Mayor of Chicago defended her decision to only […]