by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | May 6, 2019 | News
“The recent legislation introduced is an important step forward in creating a fair process for legalizing recreational marijuana. More importantly, it allows Illinois the opportunity to put an end to a long overdue and unjust drug policy that has disproportionately...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | May 3, 2019 | News
CHICAGO — Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the details of two upcoming Inauguration Day events on Monday, May 20, starting with the swearing-in ceremony at Wintrust Arena that morning, followed by a public open house at City Hall in the afternoon....
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 12, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot released the following statement in response to Alderman Burke’s ties to Friday’s bribery charges. “Today’s charges add more definition to the utterly corrupt way in which Alderman Ed Burke has exploited his position and power. This is...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 7, 2019 | News
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot released the following statement in advance of the Monday Finance Committee meeting. “I’m calling on Finance Committee Chairman Patrick O’Connor to make tomorrow’s Finance Committee meeting a subject matter hearing to address major concerns...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 4, 2019 | News
“We made this meeting a priority in the first week of the transition because of the importance of organized labor to working families across the city. We discussed shared priorities, including raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2021, defending collective...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 4, 2019 | News
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot announced today that Maurice Classen, Lisa Schneider-Fabes, Manuel Perez, Ra Joy and Sarah Pang will be special advisors to her transition team. “We have a lot of hard work ahead to bring about the change Chicagoans demanded on April 2. I am...
