Lightfoot to renew push to eliminate aldermanic prerogative over zoning despite resounding Council opposition

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she will use the racketeering indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to renew her push to eliminate aldermanic prerogative over zoning despite resounding City Council opposition that includes her closest allies.

Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney (44^th) and Education Chairman Michael Scott Jr. (24^th) are among Lightfoot’s staunchest City Council supporters. Both men have warned the mayor to back off from a vote she is destined to lose.