Mayor Lori Lightfoot

The subject of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's gender politics came to a head again recently after being hit with a defamation lawsuit that claims she got a little "fresh at the mouth" during a dispute with an attorney, going to the lengths of stating that she has, in her own words, "the biggest dick in Chicago."

A white reporter hit Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot with a lawsuit that claims she denied his interview request because of the color of his skin.

After pressure from city council members she explains her idea.

Chicago teachers and the nation’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the district had reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union after months of unsuccessful negotiations led to the city’s first […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s law department on Wednesday released for the first time the city watchdog’s full investigative reports into the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer — a move the mayor has championed in her push for transparent government and to regain public trust. Mayor Lori Lightfoot […]

CHICAGO (AP) — After a recent bloody weekend in Chicago, the city’s top police officer reiterated something he’s said many times in recent months: People accused of gun-related offenses are too quickly and easily getting back on the street. This time, Superintendent Eddie Johnson unveiled a new online tool aimed at illustrating his point by […]