Mary Mitchell’s column regarding Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s battles though her term as mayor was insightful. Lightfoot faced challenges that her predecessors did not have to confront. Some of her accomplishments went unnoticed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and crime, which dominated the attention of Chicagoans. Known as an excellent attorney and very hard worker, the mayor was an achiever.
Yet, in the end, Lightfoot was simply not a good politician. As we all know, in Chicago, this is integral. On many occasions, she was incapable of or unwilling to compromise.
