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Chicago Democrat Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday became the Windy City’s first incumbent mayor in 40 years to lose re-election as rising crime in the city steered voters away from the embattled leader.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears in public after her COVID-19 infection, while announcing the winners of the Chicago Community Works challenge during an event at the Rainbow Beach field house, Tuesday ...
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed racism and her gender for losing her re-election bid, as Chicagoans wary of the rising crime of her watch celebrated her landslide defeat.
Many Chicago Board of Education members agree with community members and want additional revenue from Chicago or Illinois ...
There’s a month to go before the Chicago school board must approve a budget for the coming year, and leaders still are ...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term Tuesday, failing to make a top-two runoff in the latest demonstration of growing concerns about crime in one of the nation’s largest ...
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to remain in the Windy City after voters rejected her re-election bid earlier this year amid the city's crime wave.
One year in, Lightfoot’s approval rating at 75%, according to poll taken shortly before looting hit city “She’s almost like the aunt you had down the street.
"Lori Lightfoot lost her election," McEnany tweeted Tuesday. "Perhaps she should have woken up when I referred to her as the ‘derelict mayor of Chicago’ from the White House podium for ...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot took to Twitter Sunday morning to dismiss “rumors” about her impending resignation that set the social media platform ablaze over the weekend.
District officials say they expect to save about $165 million after laying off some central office staff and crossing guards ...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago spoke during her inauguration in 2019. After a tough four years in office, Ms. Lightfoot is now fighting for a chance at a second term.