Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was put on blast by critics for blaming her dwindling re-election prospects on race and gender instead of the city's crime crisis. "I'm a Black woman and, let's not ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday night that “about 99%” of the criticism she receives over her temperament is due to the fact she’s a Black woman. The mayor made the comment during an ...

More than 300 protesters crowded outside Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home Thursday, saying she has disappointed the city, according to local reports. Demonstrators posted photos and videos of ...

Chicago will swear in its first black female and first openly gay mayor Monday, concluding Lori Lightfoot's astonishing, yearlong rise from near anonymity to leader of the nation's third-largest city.

CHICAGO — Voters in Chicago on Tuesday elected former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot to become their next mayor, making Chicago the largest city to elect an African-American woman as its top ...

As Lori Lightfoot completed her ascension Monday from a long-shot candidate to Chicago’s first black woman and openly gay mayor, the former federal prosecutor stood in front of thousands at a ...

Voters choose two black women, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, for Chicago’s mayoral election runoff. In a historically crowded mayoral campaign, 14 candidates competed for the post.

She is a black woman and she is a lesbian, making her both the first black woman and the first openly gay person to lead the City of Big Shoulders. Lori Lightfoot not only won the Mayoral race ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending her decision to grant solo interviews only to reporters of color. Appearing Friday on CNN's New Day, Lightfoot—the city's first Black female mayor ...

Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as Chicago's 56th mayor on Monday, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay person to hold that office, and vowing to deliver the change she promised during ...

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay person to lead the nation's third-largest city.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot after being sworn in as mayor on May 20, 2019. Lori Lightfoot has officially been inaugurated, becoming the first black female and openly gay mayor of Chicago.