Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is waging a different kind of battle against the coronavirus, one that is both political and personal.
, even though black Chicagoans make up just 30% of the city’s population.
For thousands of Chicagoans, those case counts aren't just statistics – they're family, friends, nurses, doctors. For Lightfoot, it was a man she had met last year who worked with at-risk youth. "It was a very short, sweet letter, and he basically said he was writing to thank me for what we were doing in the city," she said."I’ve been carrying that around because that meant so much to me."
Memes of Lightfoot standing watch outside houses, perched atop traffic lights, glaring through rear-view mirrors, ordering Jesus back into the cave on Easter and more have circulated online. The ordinance passed, with 21 of 50 aldermen voting against the measure, including several aldermen representing communities disproportionately affected by the virus.
"We cannot go back to the times of one mayor overseeing everything and a rubber-stamp council," said Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez.
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