Aug 8, 2018
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot released the following statement in response to reports that Chicago police officers set up bait trucks on the South Side. “Especially after a weekend with seventy shootings and zero arrests, news of this bait truck...
Jul 30, 2018
“The status quo has failed. We have to move forward.” At a press conference this afternoon, Chicago mayoral candidate and former Police Board President Lori Lightfoot commended Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s progress on the consent...
Jul 23, 2018
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot released the following statement in support of Chicago-area hospital workers protesting today to demand a $15 an hour starting wage and the right to join a union. “Growing up, my mother held a series of low-wage positions in...
Jul 16, 2018
Following is a statement from mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot in response to Saturday’s police shooting. “The loss of Mr. Harith Augustus’ life is a tragedy, and my condolences and prayers go out to his family, particularly his young child and other...
Jun 26, 2018
Following is a statement from mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot in response to the news that Chicago Public Schools’ leadership has removed two principals in response to the sexual abuse scandal: “The mayor and his hand-picked school board, with its revolving...
