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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has declared racism as a public health crisis in Chicago. During an appearance at the MLK Exhibit Center in North Lawndale on Thursday, she urged Chicagoans to help fight against racial inequality and systemic racism. “We can no longer allow racism to rob the residents of the …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now facing a lawsuit after she made a controversial announcement that she would only give one-on-one interviews to journalists of color. Thomas Catenacci, a reporter from right-wing news site, The Daily Caller, is suing Lightfoot in wake of what he claims is a violation of …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending her stance on only talking to journalists of color after calling out Chicago media institutions for their “overwhelming whiteness and maleness.” On Wednesday, Lightfoot’s press office sent out a two-page letter to media addressing the major exclusion of journalists of color and their failure …

The city of Chicago has had its deadliest day in 60 years, with 18 people killed within 24 hours on May 31. Over the last weekend of May, 85 people were shot and 24 killed, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and most of those victims were black. …

As a preventative measure against rampant gun violence in the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans to mentor 400 at-risk teens across Chicago this summer.  On Wednesday, the mayor held a press conference at Percy Julian High School, unveiling the new ‘Summer For Change’ initiative.  In addition to mentoring, the …

Chicago has just elected Lori Lightfoot as the city’s first Black, female and openly gay mayor. On Tuesday, the former federal prosecutor defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff vote. The race officially ended just before 8 p.m., according to the Associated Press. Out of over 91 percent of precincts, Lightfoot …