Week After Attending Election Party, Lightfoot Says Chicagoans Have ‘Responsibility’ to Obey Lockdown

‘We have to rise above the me and get to the we’

Graham Piro
November 17, 2020 12:44 PM

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) on Tuesday urged Chicagoans to stay home and avoid large crowds one week after she participated in a large rally celebrating the election of Joe Biden.

Chicago Mayor Goes After Weddings and Funerals But Defends Massive Election Party

Josh Christenson
November 13, 2020 11:41 AM

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) on Friday expressed dismay that people are "still" meeting in private spaces but defended her choice to appear without a mask at a giant gathering of Joe Biden supporters.

Chicago Issued Thousands of Parking Tickets After Mayor Declared Moratorium

Alex Nester
September 21, 2020 3:23 PM

Chicago raked in hundreds of thousands from parking fines in the months since Democratic mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city wouldn’t write tickets during the coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.

Chicago Mayor Defends Personal Police Protection

Alex Nester
August 21, 2020 1:21 PM

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) defended a police presence on her residential street, saying she has a right to protect her property and her family.

Chicago Police Union President Blames Mayor For Spike in Police Retirements

Alex Nester
August 18, 2020 7:00 PM

A Chicago police union president is blaming Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) for the recent surge in retirements from the city’s police force, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Chicago Spent $66 Million on Hospital That Treated 38 Coronavirus Patients

Alex Nester
August 14, 2020 4:20 PM

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot's (D.) decision to renovate a local convention center into a makeshift coronavirus hospital cost taxpayers nearly $66 million—though only 38 patients received treatment at the facility, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Friday.

Chicago Mayor Says Sending Feds to High-Crime Cities is Sexist

Alex Nester
July 23, 2020 12:50 PM

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (D.) suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is deploying federal officers to cities because their mayors are Democratic women.