by ginowhitaker@pixeler.com | May 11, 2018 | News
Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday that she will run against the person most responsible for elevating her profile on police reform issues: Mayor Rahm Emanuel. At a news conference deep in the bowels of the Hyatt Regency Chicago...
by Jay Austin | May 10, 2018 | News
Shaking off the ingrate label, former Police Board President Lori Lightfoot on Thursday used the platform Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave her to hammer him and begin the longshot quest to take his job. “It’s not about turning on anybody. It’s about saying that our city is...
by Jay Austin | May 10, 2018 | News
Former Police Board President Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday condemned Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s autocratic, “us-vs.-them” style of government and said she’s running for mayor because Chicago is “fundamentally headed in the wrong direction.” Lightfoot said the issues she cares...
by Jay Austin | May 9, 2018 | News
Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot is set to launch a bid for mayor on Thursday, promising a progressive City Hall that serves all Chicagoans and hoping her personal story connects with those facing economic and societal disadvantages.
by Jay Austin | May 9, 2018 | News
Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot is set to launch a bid for mayor on Thursday, promising a progressive City Hall that serves all Chicagoans and hoping her personal story connects with those facing economic and societal disadvantages.
by Jay Austin | May 9, 2018 | News
Mayor Rahm Emanuel will face a furious political backlash if he refuses to empower a civilian oversight board to fire the police superintendent and establish police policy or attempts to stall a City Council vote until after the 2019 mayoral election, Police Board...