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May 01 2023
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Lori Lightfoot rejects Randi Weingarten's spin on school closings: 'Not the reality'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to reject American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten's claim about unions working to re-open schools and said that it was "not the reality" on the ground in cities like Chicago. CNN's Poppy Harlow asked Weingarten on Monday to respond to a clip of Weingarten claiming, "we spent every day from February [2021] on trying to get schools open."
Fox News (Online News)Feb 22 2021
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Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago: At Least 18 Shot over Weekend
At least 18 people were shot, two fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.
ABC 7/Chicago Sun-Times reports the first of the two fatalities was a man “between 30 to 40 years old” discovered facedown on the sidewalk Saturday morning. He had been shot in the back of the head and pronounced dead at a hospital.
The second fatality occurred just after 5 p.m. on
Breitbart NewsJul 24 2020
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Statue of Christopher Columbus Removed By Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Just hours after an order from Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered its removal, the controversial statue of Christopher Columbus in the city’s Grant Park was taken down overnight.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports cranes approached the statue at 2 a.m. Friday amid demonstrations in which supporters and protesters of the move bickered with one another.
Lightfoot reportedly made the
BETMar 05 2023
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NYC mayor says Lori Lightfoot's loss in Chicago is 'warning sign for the country'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday brushed aside the suggestion that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection loss was merely a warning sign for Democratic mayors, instead calling it a “warning sign for the country” at large. “I showed up at crime scenes. I knew what New Yorkers were saying. And I saw it all over the country. I think, if anything, it is really stating that this is what
CNN (Online News)Mar 05 2023
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NYC Mayor Adams: Lori Lightfoot's Election Loss a 'Warning Sign' for Dems
New York City Mayor Eric Adams sounded an alarm Sunday to every Democratic Party leader who hasn't been prioritizing crime. While appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" program, Adams characterized incumbent Lori Lightfoot's defeat in last week's Chicago mayoral runoff election as a "warning sign for the country" at large. "I showed up at crime scenes. I knew what New Yorkers were saying. And
Newsmax (News)Feb 28 2023
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Re-Election, Comes In Third-Place
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Re-Election, Comes In Third-Place Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot - who claimed last year to have the biggest dick in the city, lost her bid for re-election Tuesday after failing to advance to a runoff in the Chicago mayoral race, according to AP. The loss makes her the first Chicago mayor to lose re-election since 1983. Lightfoot finished third with 16.4% of
ZeroHedgeFeb 28 2023
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces competitive field in her bid for reelection
The Chicago mayoral race, where crime and public safety have emerged as primary issues, comes to an end on Tuesday and Lori Lightfoot could become the first incumbent mayor in 40 years to lose reelection. Currently, nine candidates, including Lightfoot, are running to be the mayor of Chicago. Lightfoot, a former prosecutor, is the city’s first Black woman and openly gay person to serve as
ABC News (Online)Feb 28 2023
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Chicago mayor's race: Incumbent Lori Lightfoot fighting for political life with 8 rivals
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city's first one-term mayor in decades. Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the third-largest U.S. city, and only the second woman to hold the office. But Lightfoot, a former
CBS News (Online)Feb 28 2023
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BREAKING: Democrat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses re-election campaign
Democrat Lori Lightfoot, the first female, black mayor of Chicago, Illinois, lost her re-election campaign on Tuesday. Lightfoot ran against nine other candidates but failed to win one of two top slots to go on to the runoff election on April 4. Former Chicago school superintendent Paul Vallas will face off against Cook County commissioner Brandy Johnson in the runoff election. Vallas was
The BlazeMar 01 2023
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JESSE WATTERS: Chicago has been living in a nightmare for years with Lori Lightfoot
Jesse Watters remembers Mayor Lori Lightfoot's policies for Chicago and how the people of the Windy City finally voted her out on "Jesse Watters Primetime." JESSE WATTERS: The best part about the United States of America is we can get rid of our own leaders if enough of us vote. Now, it can be frustrating when you live next to idiots because idiots put idiots in charge, but even sometimes
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