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Our plan on police reform
When I took office, police reform was a top priority for my new administration. It’s part of a personal mission that has lasted close to two decades. Before taking office, I led the Police Accountability Task Force and chaired the Chicago Police Board, the independent...
read moreHow Chicago changes
Last week, we announced a $330 million lending commitment from 40 banks that will help add 7,000 affordable housing units on the South and West Sides. To read more about it, click here. I am highlighting it not because it is the panacea for every problem we face. It...
read moreNew $330 Million Progam Aims To Add 7,000 Affordable Apartments
CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced a $330 million lending program aimed at adding 7,000 affordable apartments on the city's South and West sides. The partnership with Community Investment Corporation and 40 banks are set to lend landlords money to...
read moreOur “pandemic budget” and the road ahead
I stood up today and delivered the 2021 budget forecast for the City of Chicago. It was my solemn duty to report that one year after taking on a historic budget shortfall, the impact of COVID has once again created a new fiscal challenge for our city. This time...
read morePress Release – LORI E. LIGHTFOOT SWORN IN AS 56TH MAYOR OF CHICAGO
Lori E. Lightfoot today just before noon was sworn in as the 56th Mayor of Chicago with her wife, Amy Eshleman, and daughter, Vivian, at her side. Thousands of members of the public attended the inaugural ceremony at Wintrust Arena to participate and celebrate this...
read morePress Release – Lightfoot administration announces picks for City Council committee chairs
CHICAGO (May 17, 2019)-- Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot announced her proposal for City Council committee leadership on Friday. “Chicagoans expect us to deliver on our commitment to end the old way of doing business in City Council, and this proposal will begin to...
read morePress Release – TRANSITION COMMITTEES PRESENT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAYOR-ELECT LIGHTFOOT
CHICAGO -- Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot’s Transition Committees today presented their 100+ page transition report to the Mayor-elect at a breakfast meeting where more than 400 committee members gathered together. The report includes recommendations from 10 committees...
read morePress Release – Mayor-elect Lightfoot Names Candace Moore as City’s First Chief Equity Officer
CHICAGO -- Fulfilling a promise made during her mayoral campaign, Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot today announced that Candace Moore will become the city’s first Chief Equity Officer. This newly created role will oversee the Office of Equity and Racial Justice, tasked...
read morePress Release – Additional Information: Senior Lightfoot Administration Staff Biographies
CHICAGO -- Senior Lightfoot Administration Staff Biographies Jennie Huang Bennett, Chief Financial Officer Jennie Bennett will serve as the City’s Chief Financial Officer. Currently the Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ms. Bennett has...
read morePress Release – Mayor-elect Lightfoot Announces Senior Staff and Finance Positions
CHICAGO -- Mayor-elect Lori E. Lightfoot today made the first announcement of key members of her administration’s leadership team, which will continue to be built out over the next 100 days. The senior staff announced today will be part of the team responsible for...
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