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Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot speaks to the media after addressing the Illinois Senate on April 11, 2019. Lightfoot said she made no specific pitches to lawmakers but was "very candid and forthcoming with them about the magnitude of the financial challenges we face in the city."

As Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot calls for unity in Springfield, a Chicago-Downstate divide looms large

May 15, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

After Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot had finished speaking to the Illinois House, imploring lawmakers to show a statewide sense of unity, Republican Rep. Brad Halbrook applauded her rhetoric but said,...

In Springfield meetings, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot holds off on pitching specific plans

May 15, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot concluded her two-day visit to the state Capitol on Thursday, a trip during which she raised Chicago's financial challenges with the state's top leaders but stopped short...

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, left, shakes hands with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in his office in the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield on April 10, 2019.

In visit to Springfield, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot preaches statewide unity

May 15, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.

Still in the midst of the political honeymoon following her landslide win last week, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot arrived at the State Capitol on Wednesday to glad-hand lawmakers and deliver...

From left, Amara Enyia, LaShawn K. Ford, Gery Chico, and Ja'Mal Green, listen in as Lori Lightfoot speaks at a Chicago mayoral candidates forum at the Copernicus Center on Chicago's Northwest Side on Dec. 11, 2018.

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot and Chicago aldermen beginning a beautiful friendship … or not

May 15, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.

When Lori Lightfoot pounds the gavel at the front of City Council chambers after getting sworn in as Chicago’s mayor next month, she said she’ll be filling a role as...

Trump, Obama among many who have called Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot

May 15, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

Since her dominant victory Tuesday night to become Chicago’s next mayor, Lori Lightfoot’s iPhone has been abuzz with congratulatory calls, including from President Donald Trump. The Republican president, who regularly...

In Tribune interview, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot sketches out plans for a new City Hall

May 15, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

From the moment Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot finished her election night victory speech Tuesday, the City Hall stopwatch started. She must name a transition team, build out a Cabinet and hire...

Lori Lightfoot unfiltered: The full Tribune Q&A with Chicago’s mayor-elect

May 15, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot sat down Thursday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporter Bill Ruthhart. Here is the full transcript of the interview, edited for clarity: Q: You've...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle hold hands in prayer at unity rally: ‘A new day for all of Chicago’

May 12, 2019 at 1:47 p.m.

Just 14 hours after her landslide victory to become Chicago’s next mayor, Lori Lightfoot held hands Wednesday morning with her vanquished opponent, Toni Preckwinkle, and prayed for the city’s future....

Mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle talks with Richard Brown while leaving a rally at the People's Church of the Harvest on March 31, 2019, in Chicago.

Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city

May 12, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

Lori Lightfoot won a resounding victory Tuesday night to become both the first African-American woman and openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago, dealing a stinging defeat to a political...

A historic decision: Voters will choose between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle to become Chicago’s first African-American female mayor

May 12, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

Chicago voters will make history Tuesday when they head to the polls and pick either former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot or Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to become the...

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