Clarence Page: Mayor Lori Lightfoot wasn’t here to make friends—and that’s her loss
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
May 09, 2023
3 minutes
Looking back at Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s only term in office, it’s hard to see past my disappointment.
I’m not alone, as evidenced by her defeat in the first round of voting. Four years ago she came from relative obscurity to win all 50 of the city’s wards in her first political campaign ever.
This time, she couldn’t place high enough in the crowded field to make the runoff.
What went wrong? To borrow an
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