Two days before kicking off her reelection bid, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday finally launched the security freebie she dangled before Chicagoans two months ago.
On April 4, Lightfoot announced that Chicago homeowners and small-business owners concerned about violent crime would be eligible for rebates to defray the cost of security cameras, outdoor motion sensor lighting, cloud storage and GPS trackers to hunt down their vehicles in the event of an auto theft or carjacking. It was the fourth time in five days that Lightfoot had offered a multimillion-dollar giveaway to Chicago residents in advance of the February 2023 mayoral election.
