lori lightfoot

If you’re the city of Chicago, you can’t control the weather, though we’ve had a couple mayors who were definitely under the impression that they could. So a historic rainstorm on the day of Chicago’s NASCAR road race is just bad luck,…

<!-- -->Lori Lightfoot was criticized by rivals for the rising crime rates in the city.Washington: Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's first Black woman and openly gay mayor, on Tuesday became the first leader of the huge Midwestern city in 40…

Soldier Field, the Bears’ soon-to-be-former home turf.Photo: APHmm, let’s think. After the Bears purchased land in Chicago suburb Arlington Heights and the rumors began to swirl that they might be planning to move out west at some point in…

A makeshift memorial outside Tops market in Buffalo, N.Y.Photo: Getty ImagesAs of March, it has been 25 years since I had my introduction to society. My ninth birthday was in my sights, as was the end of the school year. Springtime in…

CHICAGO: After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground on Tuesday during a celebratory groundbreaking on their legacy project in a lakefront Chicago…