Rubber stamp no more? City Council sheds reputation under Lightfoot, new report shows

A new report shows that the unanimous City Council votes that were routine under former Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel are a thing of the past under Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

The Chicago City Council has “buried its rubber stamp” under Lori Lightfoot, with the mayor facing twice as many divided roll calls and more delays and compromises on key legislation than her two predecessors, a new report shows.

Lightfoot likes to say the City Council is not a rubber stamp for her because “I don’t buy votes.”