Lori Lightfoot Promised to Change Chicago. Crises Keep Piling Up.

Ms. Lightfoot has shown herself to be a blunt orator and unflinching negotiator.

Chicago Teachers Rebuke 'Incompetent' Mayor Lightfoot as Lockout Continues for Second Day

"By sticking together and demonstrating the strength of our solidarity to the mayor and all of Chicago, we can win the safety that Chicago's students and parents deserve," said CTU President Jesse Sharkey. "When we fight, we win."

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Proposes Further Traffic Ticket Reforms to Help Low-Income Motorists

In 2018, ProPublica reported on how vehicle tickets in Chicago disproportionately harm low-income, Black residents. This latest set of reforms proposes lowering ticket costs and providing debt relief for low-income residents.

Lightfoot orders anyone coming to Chicago from states where COVID-19 is surging to quarantine for 14 days

People coming to Chicago from 15 states experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases must self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering the city beginning next week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced late Thursday afternoon.