Bidding a formal farewell to the city that denied her a second term, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she was elected four years ago to “break up the status quo” — and claimed credit for doing just that.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers a farewell address on May 8, 2023. During a portion of the speech, she grew emotional.
Lightfoot spoke for about 30 minutes in front of a friendly crowd made up of city employees, appointees and a handful of City Council members at the under-construction Austin headquarters ofLightfoot appeared to acknowledge that she ends her single term as mayor with work undone. At several points, she claimed credit not for accomplishments, but for “planting seeds” that will lead to the city's transformation into a more equitable place to live.
Lightfoot portrayed her single, four-year term as an inflection point in Chicago history, and said she was proud of her work leading the city through what she called some of its darkest days. Despite Lightfoot’s loss, Monday’s event was designed as a pep rally for Lightfoot and her team. Preceded by a booming drumline and a
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