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Lori Lightfoot
Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer serving as 56th and current Mayor of Chicago. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in the City of Chicago. Most notably, she served as president of the Chicago Police Board and chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lightfoot ran for Mayor of Chicago in 2019, advancing to a runoff election against Toni Preckwinkle in the February 2019 election. She defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff on April 2, 2019. Lightfoot is the first black female and first openly gay leader of the city, which became the largest in United States history to have an openly LGBTQ mayor, and again the largest U.S. city to be headed by a woman. She is the second woman to be elected mayor of Chicago and the first since Jane Byrne's term ended in 1983.
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1962-08-04
Birth Place
Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Education
University_of_Michigan
Political Ideology
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Spouse(s)
Amy Eshleman
Children
1
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot swept into office as an avowed reformer. Three years later, critics see ‘missed opportunities’ and a mixed record

CHICAGO — As a candidate for mayor, Lori Lightfoot promised to transform Chicago’s often corrupt political culture, in part by taking away the near-total power aldermen have over matters in their own wards and by leading a transparent government. “For years, they said Chicago ain’t ready for reform....
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s curfew plan that further restricts how late young people can be outside in Chicago passed a City Council committee Friday despite wide-ranging concerns from aldermen over how effective the provisions would be at keeping children safe. The mayor proposed expanding the curfew to 10 p.m. from 11 p.m. for all days of the week following a teen’s fatal shooting at The Bean in ...
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Here are the details of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new curfew rules for youths

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