Outgoing Chicago Mayor LoriLightfoot defended against the 'mean' label plastered on her by opponents in her farewell speech. It was her final message marking the end of a tumultuous four-year term plagued by rising crime and declining education.
Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended against the"mean" label plastered on her by opponents in her farewell speech. It was her final message marking the end of a tumultuous four-year term plagued by rising crime and declining education.
Lightfoot has just days left as the city's first black female and openly gay mayor — Brandon Johnson will be sworn in as Chicago's fourth black mayor on May 15. Lightfoot's historic loss was framed by a rise in economic turbulence following the rise and slow decline of the COVID-19 pandemic. High crime rates and a crumbling education sector also presented headaches for the embattled governor.
“You can’t talk about public safety without creating a pathway for those who are coming home to have fulfilled, legitimate lives in our society,” Lightfoot said. “We can’t continue to perpetuate the permanent punishment cycle.”
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