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Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in Chicago.
Mar 1, 2023 · CHICAGO — 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.
Jun 15, 2024 · Lori Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962, Massillon, Ohio, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician and attorney who served as mayor of Chicago (2019–23). She was the first African American woman and the first openly gay person to hold that office.
May 8, 2023 · Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday delivered a farewell address that sought to define her embattled, one-term reign as a defiant stand against the political establishment — an impassioned final ...
May 14, 2023 · Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will exit office Monday after presiding over the city’s most tumultuous era in generations, one marked by enormous strain on every element of civic life and the...
Feb 28, 2023 · CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago lost her bid for a second term on Tuesday, a resounding defeat that reflected widespread dissatisfaction from voters over her handling of crime and...
Feb 28, 2023 · Attorney Lori Lightfoot defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in the election, making her Chicago's first Black female mayor.
Feb 13, 2023 · Elected in an upset four years ago, Lori Lightfoot is presiding over a bruised city, one wary in particular about crime. Lori Lightfoot emerged from a crowd of candidates, many of them better...
Jul 22, 2021 · Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been criticized as “racist” – even as a Black woman – and she’s been called “notoriously thin-skinned” but she remains determined to leave a legacy far beyond her...
Apr 4, 2019 · Lori Lightfoot has won a historic landslide victory in Chicago’s mayoral election runoff, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay person to hold the highest office in America’s...
