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Mar 01 2023
News
Lori Lightfoot roasted in Chicago media for landslide defeat: 'Ultimate political humiliation'
The Chicago media fired off a number of obituaries for after she lost her reelection campaign for mayor in a landslide. The Chicago Tribune called Lightfoot’s loss a "political embarrassment unlike any suffered by a sitting mayor seeking reelection since Jane Byrne — the first and only other female mayor of Chicago — lost the 1983 Democratic primary to Harold Washington." Lightfoot failed to
Fox News (Online News)Feb 28 2023
News
BREAKING: Lori Lightfoot is OUT as Chicago Mayor, Vallas and Johnson advance to runoff
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The Post MillennialApr 03 2019
News
Lori Lightfoot Elected First Black Female Mayor of Chicago
Ms. Lightfoot will also be the first gay person to lead the nation’s third-largest city
Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor vowing to take down Chicago’s political machine, won the race to become the first black woman mayor of Chicago.
With 94% of precincts reporting, Ms. Lightfoot led Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, 74% to 26%, on Tuesday night, according
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 03 2019
News
Chicago elects Lori Lightfoot as first female black mayor
The US city of Chicago has made history by electing an African-American woman as its mayor for the first time.
Lori Lightfoot is a former federal prosecutor who has not held political office before.
She fought off competition from 13 other candidates and dominated the final run-off election with more than 74% when the vote was called.
Ms Lightfoot is also the city's first
BBC NewsJun 02 2023
News
Ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Gets Harvard Gig After Losing Reelection
The former mayor of Chicago will soon be looking for new digs in Cambridge, Mass. A spokeswoman for Harvard University confirms to The Messenger that Lori Lightfoot has been appointed as a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow for the upcoming fall semester. Lightfoot will teach an eight-week class at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is tentatively called "Health Policy and
The MessengerJun 01 2023
Opinion
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health
WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s next chapter will take her to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she will teach a course tentatively titled “Health Policy and Leadership,” drawing heavily on her experiences steering Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic and grappling with health equity issues. Lightfoot will be the Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership
Chicago Sun-TimesMay 01 2023
News
Lori Lightfoot Pleads With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott To Stop Busing Migrants To Chicago
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Sunday asking that he stop busing migrants from the southern border to her city. Lightfoot said the city is out of space for migrants and emphasized the lack of coordination with the state of Texas, according to a copy of the letter her office shared on Twitter Sunday. Title 42, a public health expulsion
The Daily CallerMay 01 2023
News
Lori Lightfoot pleads with Gov. Abbott to stop sending migrants to Chicago: 'Dangerous and inhumane'
Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday requesting that he stop sending busloads of migrants to the Windy City over what she claims are political motivations.
Abbott started sending migrant buses to Chicago and other sanctuary cities, including New York City and Washington, D.C., in the fall as a response to the influx of migrant crossings
Fox News (Online News)Feb 28 2023
News
Chicago ousts embattled Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as race heads to runoff without her
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for re-election as race heads to runoff without her after no candidate reached the required 50% vote threshold to be elected. Lightfoot faced challenges from eight other candidates in the race, including Chicago Public Schools CEO and city budget director Paul Vallas, who held a significant double-digit lead in the polls ahead of
Fox News (Online News)Mar 01 2023
News
Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.
Lightfoot, a Democrat, failed to get enough votes in the nine-person race to move on to an April 4 runoff election, according to projections by The Associated Press.
Paul Vallas, a former CEO of Chicago
NBC News (Online)