David Grayless3d ago
The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26, 2019, to determine the next #Mayor of the #CityOfChicago, #Illinois. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, a #runoffElection was held on April 2, 2019, between the two candidates with the most votes, #LoriLightfoot and #ToniPreckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become mayor, and was sworn in as mayor on May 20, 2019. The election was officially #nonpartisan.
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMar 15

Windy City Times: Lightfoot’s ICE Accountability Project builds database of alleged immigration agent misconduct. “The ICE Accountability Project is a public database designed to collect and preserve evidence of ‘increasing misconduct’ by federal agents during recent immigration enforcement operations. It collects videos, photos and witness reports to preserve evidence and make it easier to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/windy-city-times-lightfoots-ice-accountability-project-builds-database-of-alleged-immigration-agent-misconduct/
Windy City Times: Lightfoot’s ICE Accountability Project builds database of alleged immigration agent misconduct

Windy City Times: Lightfoot’s ICE Accountability Project builds database of alleged immigration agent misconduct. “The ICE Accountability Project is a public database designed to collect and …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Show threadNonilexMay 7, 2025
She accuses #Harvard of admitting students who are contemptuous of America, chastises it for hiring fmr blue-city mayors #BilldeBlasio & #LoriLightfoot to teach leadership(“like hiring the captain of the Titanic to teach navigation”),questions the necessity of its remedial-math pgrm (“Why is it, we ask, that Harvard has to teach simple & basic mathematics?”), & accuses its board chair, Penny #Pritzker (“a #Democrat operative”), of driving the #university to financial ruin, among many complaints.
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jul 31, 2023

#LoriLightfoot on #Defending the #LGBTQ+ #Community Against #Hateful #Republican #Attacks

The former #Chicago #mayor says she understands the #strategy #Republicans are using and that it’s a #losing one. “It started with #RichardNixon back in the day, and they’re just adding chapters,” Lightfoot explains.

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #JimCrow #DivideAndConqure

https://www.advocate.com/politics/lori-lightfoot-calls-on-allies

Lori Lightfoot on Defending the LGBTQ+ Community Against Republican Attacks

The former Chicago mayor says she understands the strategy Republicans are using and that it’s a losing one.

Advocate.com
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈May 12, 2023

[Video] How will history remember one term #Chicago #Mayor #LoriLightfoot?

She is one of the few one term mayors in Chicago and made #history as the first #openly #gay, #Black #female #mayor. CBS 2 Political Investigator #DanaKozlov takes a deeper dive into her #legacy.

#Women #LGBTQ #Illinois #Politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/how-will-history-remember-mayor-lori-lightfoot/#x

How will history remember Mayor Lori Lightfoot?

She is one of the few one term mayors in Chicago and made history as the first openly gay, Black female mayor. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov takes a deeper dive into her legacy.

CBS Chicago
Show threadAnneTheWriterMay 9, 2023

@realTuckFrumper

#ChicagoMayor #LoriLightfoot is also declaring a #StateOfEmergency because of #Immigrant crisis in the city. She blames #Texas #GovGregAbbott unethically and inhumanely dropping them on her doorstep.

#Immigration #Immigrants #BorderSecurity #AsylumSeekers #Homeless #Cities
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lightfoot-emergency-migrants/

Lightfoot issues state of emergency amid surge of migrant arrivals

Lightfoot issues state of emergency amid surge of migrant arrivals

CBS Chicago
Jared RuteckiMay 9, 2023
Bidding a formal farewell to the city that denied her a second term, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she was elected four years ago to “break up the status quo” — and claimed credit for doing just that #chicago #politics #LoriLightfoot https://news.wttw.com/2023/05/08/lightfoot-bids-farewell-claiming-credit-breaking-status-quo-and-planting-seeds
Lightfoot Bids Farewell, Claiming Credit for ‘Breaking up the Status Quo’ and ‘Planting Seeds’

Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared to acknowledge that she ends her single term as mayor with work undone. At several points, she claimed credit not for accomplishments, but for “planting seeds” that will lead to the city's transformation into a more equitable place to live. 

WTTW News
Show threadMufasaMay 1, 2023

#Chicago Mayor #LoriLightfoot urges #Texas governor #GregAbbott to stop 'inhumane' practice of busing migrants to Chicago

#Immigration #WeaponizingGovernment #ManufacturingCrisis #Inhumane
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-lori-lightfoot-greg-abbott-news/13199084/

Mayor Lori Lightfoot urges Texas governor to stop 'inhumane' practice of busing migrants to Chicago

In her letter, Lightfoot also said nearly all the migrants who arrived in Chicago were "in dire need" of food, water and clothing, adding that many needed extensive medical care, which they did not receive in Texas.

ABC7 Chicago
realcaseyrollins ✝️Mar 1, 2023
Funnier than the fact that #LoriLightfoot once broke her own #Chicago #COVID19 quarantine rules to go to the hairdresser, is the fact that she went to the hairdresser
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Mar 1, 2023
#LoriLightfoot becomes the first #Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lori-lightfoot-becomes-the-first-chicago-mayor-in-40-years-to-lose-re-election/ar-AA1843pP
Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid Tuesday, ending her historic run as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the job.

MSN