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...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 3, 2019 | News
“I was glad to have a constructive conversation with Superintendent Johnson and the command staff today,” said Lightfoot. “We discussed the city’s plans for addressing summer violence, implementing the consent decree, and how to best build trust between police and the...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 3, 2019 | News
“Today, we had a positive and productive conversation about the opportunities and challenges facing our city. It is abundantly clear that we both share a deep love for this city and a commitment to work together to move all of its communities forward. We’ve both made...
by Lightfoot For Chicago Admin | Apr 2, 2019 | News
In a resounding victory, Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday. During her acceptance speech, Lightfoot echoed key campaign themes, “Today, you did more than make history. You created a movement for change.” Tuesday’s historic victory follows a...
