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Lori Lightfoot

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pauses during her concession speech during an election night gathering for the city's mayoral raceTuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Photo credit: Charles Rex Arbogast
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Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s first Black woman and openly gay mayor, ousted

  • February 28, 2023
  • By Sara Burnett
  • The Associated Press
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Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her campaign speech during a Women for Lori Rally in Chicago, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a history-making but tumultuous four years in office and a bruising campaign threaten to make her the city's first one-term mayor in decades. Photo credit: Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press
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How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks

  • February 28, 2023
  • By Sara Burnett
  • The Associated Press
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot facing stiff headwinds as 8 challengers vie for her job

  • January 27, 2023
  • By Fran Spielman
  • The Chicago Sun-Times
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  • August 24, 2022
  • By Tina Sfondeles
  • Chicago Sun-Times
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