Lori E. Lightfoot today just before noon was sworn in as the 56th Mayor of Chicago with her wife, Amy Eshleman, and daughter, Vivian, at her side. Thousands of members of the public attended the inaugural ceremony at Wintrust Arena to participate and celebrate this...
CHICAGO (May 17, 2019)– Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot announced her proposal for City Council committee leadership on Friday. “Chicagoans expect us to deliver on our commitment to end the old way of doing business in City Council, and this proposal will begin to...
CHICAGO — Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot’s Transition Committees today presented their 100+ page transition report to the Mayor-elect at a breakfast meeting where more than 400 committee members gathered together. The report includes recommendations from 10...
CHICAGO — Fulfilling a promise made during her mayoral campaign, Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot today announced that Candace Moore will become the city’s first Chief Equity Officer. This newly created role will oversee the Office of Equity and Racial Justice,...
CHICAGO — Senior Lightfoot Administration Staff Biographies Jennie Huang Bennett, Chief Financial Officer Jennie Bennett will serve as the City’s Chief Financial Officer. Currently the Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ms. Bennett has...
