Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot released the following statement in support of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) recommended changes to the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). “All too often, black and brown students...
Chicago mayoral candidate and former Police Board President Lori Lightfoot released the following statement after Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, and Superintendent Eddie Johnson held a press conference announcing they have filed a proposed consent...
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot released the following statement criticizing Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ response to a Chicago Tribune inquiry regarding a sexual abuse scandal that took place under his watch as CEO of Chicago Public Schools....
Now, in the first truly open race since 1983—when Chicago elected its first black mayor, Harold Washington—one of the top contenders is Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old attorney who would be the first black woman (and the first openly gay person) to run...
Candidate for mayor Lori Lightfoot is vowing to stay in the race, even if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle jumps in… On the issues, Lightfoot is coming out for Alderman Ameya Pawar’s controversial pilot program for universal basic income. That would...
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot released today the following statement in support of a universal basic income. “I support a universal basic income because I believe that every person in this city should have their basic needs met. “Growing up, my family...
