Lori Lightfoot weighs in on Harris as pick to replace Biden
The former Chicago mayor said the path forward for Biden disappeared.
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The former Chicago mayor said the path forward for Biden disappeared.
Lightfoot called for optimum communication when it comes to ensuring that the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is secure in August.
This is Irika Sargent's full interview with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Speaking to Irika Sargent, former Mayor Lightfoot talked about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump this weekend, and what she wants to see done with security at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
She'll join the university's Gerald Ford School of Public Policy in Ann Arbor as a visiting professor.
Lightfoot—a 1984 graduate of U-M—will join the faculty of the Ford School of Public Policy as the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation policymaker in residence.
One resident coming out of the Dolton Village Hall called what happened a "disgrace."
The nearly two-hour meeting was not adjourned – it was cut short when the quarreling nearly turned physical, and forced police to step in and prevent a fight. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been accused of misusing public funds while the village is millions of dollars in debt – including lavish personal spending, reportedly on the taxpayers' dime.
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been accused of misusing public funds while the village is millions of dollars in debt. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
Federal corruption scandals, a global pandemic, riots in the streets; the rise and fall of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration was filled with both promise and turmoil. Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt wrote a new book about her term in office, called “The City Is Up For Grabs,” going behind the scenes with new revelations and lessons learned.
"Women should have the right to know that when they tell the truth, that when they speak their circumstances and share their lived experience that their words reflected in court documents are going to be protected."
On Tuesday, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Iris Martinez to announce a new initiative to safeguard women's reproductive health and fertility treatment information.
On-duty officers assigned to a fixed post were inside an unmarked squad car, in the 3400 block of West Wrightwood around 3:15 a.m., when a shot struck and damaged the windshield, police said.
Three years ago, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot put the brakes on undocumented residents being turned over to immigration authorities after being charged with a crime. Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) wants to reverse that. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
William Kohles was arrested last December in Grand Rapids, charged with threatening a public official.
Less than a month from leaving office as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot has a new role.
Less than a month from leaving office as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot has a new role. Lightfoot will teach as a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She will teach a course titled "Health Policy, and Leadership," according to the school.
The mayor said she was proud of the way the administration infused billions of dollars in neighborhoods that historically didn't get much investment, listing off several things she feels they accomplished including closing a budget deficit, navigating the pandemic, civil unrest and rising crime numbers.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports she was hesitant to outline what she considers the her biggest legacy as she leaves office, instead saying she hoped that the work of her entire administration would live on.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports she was hesitant to outline what she considers the her biggest legacy as she leaves office, instead saying she hoped that the work of her entire administration would live on.
On Monday, Brandon Johnson will be sworn in as the 57th mayor of Chicago.
Lightfoot will visit the Bronzeville Winery as part of a bus tour around the mayor's INVEST Southwest and Chicago Works community development programs.
The city has taken in around 8,000 migrants since last year, Lightfoot's office said.
