Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot releases video announcing bid for second term
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask voters to send her back to City Hall for a second term as head of the nation’s third-largest city, she made official Tuesday. In a video announcing her reelection bid, Lightfoot sought to transform the criticism of her as being too combative into a strength by vowing to keep fighting for Chicago residents as she seeks a second term. By embracing ...
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask voters to send her back to City Hall for a second term as head of the nation’s third-largest city, she made official Tuesday.
In a video announcing her reelection bid, Lightfoot sought to transform the criticism of her as being too combative into a strength by vowing to keep fighting for Chicago residents as she seeks a second term. By embracing her image as a political pugilist, Lightfoot is betting that Chicago voters will see her as a righteous fighter rather than someone who throws unnecessary haymakers.
“When we fight for change, confront a global pandemic, work to keep kids in school, take on guns and gangs, systemic inequality and political corruption only to
