Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Recent News About Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
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Lightfoot: 'The hardworking men and women of the CTA, whether bus or rail, deserve to be safe in their workplace'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently issued a joint statement with CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) President Dorval Carter Jr and ATU Local 241 President Keith Hill announcing that they are working on solutions to combat crime on public transportation.
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Lightfoot: 'F*** Clarence Thomas’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cursed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for comments regarding overturning Roe v. Wade and suggesting in a concurrence that the decision could be a precursor to challenging federal rights to gay marriage.
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Vallas: 'My heart goes out to the Officer and his team members'; 2 CPD officers shot in one week
Mayor candidate Paul Vallas expresses his disappointment at Chicago police offices being shot while on duty.
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'We need real leadership': Vallas calls for change after 50 people shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend
Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools calls out Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the lack of proper administrative measures in handling violence.
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Bailey: Lightfoot should resign “for safety of all Chicagoans;” Irvin should disavow support of Lightfoot.
On the heels of violent Chicago weekend that included the murder of a teenager in Millennium Park, Illinois GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey said Mayor Lori Lightfoot should resign, calling her continued tenure “a threat to the safety of all Chicagoans.” Bailey also called upon rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin, a friend of Lightfoot who has been pictured campaigning with her, to join him in repudiating the first-term mayor.
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"Call to Arms:" Lightfoot says gays should prepare to fight U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made a "call to arms" for fellow gays against the U.S.
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Lightfoot: Overturning Roe v. Wade 'will establish a precedent for gutting the legal underpinnings used to protect against gender-based discrimination'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), a vehement supporter of abortion rights, claimed that overturning Roe v. Wade will lead to the prohibition of same-sex and interracial marriage.
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Lightfoot on ghost guns: 'They are an emerging danger in the City of Chicago'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is commending state lawmakers for passing legislation to hinder the production and sale of 'ghost guns.'
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Lightfoot: 'As Chicagoans and as Americans, it is our responsibility to call hate speech and acts out'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking a stand against the growing acts of anti-Semitic vandalism now plaguing the city.
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Studies say otherwise, but Lightfoot insists COVID-19 jabs "most effective way of preventing" kids from getting COVID-19.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is still encouraging Chicago parents to make their children get COVID-19 jabs.
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‘The city's word can't be relied upon;’ Southside Recycling denied permit from Lightfoot administration
A recycling company denied a permit from Chicago is accusing the administration of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot of playing politics in denying an operating permit for Southside Recycling.
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Chicago will drop mask mandate and vax requirement at certain spots by the end of the month
Mask mandates and vaccine requirements will be a thing of the past at certain indoor spaces in Chicago by the end of the month, a move Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) credited to a declining number of positive cases.
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Arwady on Chicago ending mask mandate: ‘We don't want to move too soon’
City of Chicago officials have announced the city will soon end its mask mandate and become mask optional as of Feb. 28.
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Indefinite masking in Chicago Public Schools: ‘We do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced she plans to keep a mask requirement in place at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) even after the mandate for the city at large is slated to be lifted at the end of the month.“We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly,” CPS said in a statement.
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Chicago Catholic high school leadership asks Lightfoot, Arwady to relax COVID restrictions
Presidents and principals from the some of the city’s leading Catholic high schools are asking Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dr. Allison Arwady, the Commissioner of Public Health, to relax COVID restrictions.
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Lightfoot shares support of Biden's plan to reduce gun violence: 'Chicago is proud to partner with you'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot shared her approval of President Joe Biden’s new “Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Gun Violence," a plan designed to help control gun violence across the country.
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Lightfoot describes 'productive day at the bargaining table' that led to return to in-person learning in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently discussed the path that led to Chicago Public Schools reaching an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union for the return to in-person learning on Jan. 12.
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Lightfoot announces $2M grant program for restaurants
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is launching a $2 million program aimed at helping struggling restaurant owners across the city remain afloat during the pandemic.
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'Is CTU publishing a scab list?': Chicago Military Academy teacher vows to list names of teachers who go in to work
The Chicago Teachers Union is publishing a scab list, according to documents leaked from a private Facebook group.
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'We have no choice;' Lightfoot issues new vaccine mandate
In response to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases in the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) has issued a new vaccine mandate that will go into effect after the New Year.