The Latest Breaking News from Lori Lightfoot

Police pursuing ‘promising leads’ in ‘almost speakable’ tragedy of 8-year-old girl’s shooting death: Lightfoot

At a news conference later Monday, CPD Supt. David Brown said gang conflicts in Little Village led to Melissa’s death, and "we will be relentless in our efforts to pursue any and all gangs involved with this tragic murder."

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 24, 2022

What’s next for CPS-CTU?

After three battles in three years, the relationship between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union is beyond repair. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 23, 2022

CPD Supt. Brown touts successes, pushes back on malcontent command staff

Brown says brass who criticized him are unhappy with his efforts to reform CPD.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 21, 2022

City IG’s report finds truth was a casualty of botched raid at home of Anjanette Young

In its handling of the aftermath of the CPD raid, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration fell short on promises her administration would be transparent and truthful.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

Lightfoot slams Republicans running for governor over making Chicago crime a campaign issue

"Vilifying the economic engine of your state just strikes me as a really foolhardy strategy," Mayor Lori Lightfoot told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2022

Civil rights attorneys ask Chicago mayor to abandon ordinance targeting gang members

CHICAGO — A group of Chicago civil rights attorneys signed a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wednesday asking her to withdraw an ordinance introduced in September that aims to allow the fining of gang members and gives police the authority to seize their property.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 19, 2022

Lightfoot escalates war of words with former watchdog she inherited, then pushed out

The mayor criticized Joe Ferguson’s surprise decision to write a letter to senators considering the appointment of former Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan emphatically stating that there is no evidence that Emanuel covered up the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2022

Lightfoot back in action — with a mask — one week after COVID-19 diagnosis

The mayor said COVID-19 "kind of felt like a cold — a bad cold." Lightfoot said she "luckily recovered quickly" and feels strong enough to attend the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2022

Chicago mayor, police leaders lean on flawed information to argue releasing criminal defendants on electronic monitoring worsens violence problem

CHICAGO — At the end of a year that saw at least 800 homicides in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month wrote to the Cook County chief judge with a request: Judges should immediately stop ordering certain defendants to await trial at home with an electronic-monitoring ankle bracelet.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 18, 2022