Chicago Mayor

• Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to new charges that he lied to police

  The actor is facing a new set of charges that he falsified police reports following his claim that he was the victim of a hate crime.

  Entertainment

  Feb 24, 2020
  
• Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago’s first black, female, openly gay mayor

  Lightfoot, made history in April when she defeated a longtime political insider to become the first black woman and openly gay person elected to lead Chicago.

  World

  May 20, 2019
  
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• Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago’s first black, female, openly gay mayor

  Lori Lightfoot: "You did more than make history. You created a movement for change."

  Politics

  Apr 3, 2019
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• Donald Trump tweets: ‘I will send in the Feds’ if Chicago doesn’t reduce ‘carnage’

  Donald Trump issued a tweet about “carnage" in Chicago, suggesting that if the city doesn’t reduce its homicide rate, “I will send in the Feds!”

  Politics

  Jan 25, 2017
• Donald Trump tells Chicago to cut homicide rate or ask feds to help

  Donald Trump said Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016.

  Politics

  Jan 2, 2017