Mayor Johnson reduces Lightfoot's security detail
Mayor Brandon Johnson has dramatically reduced the formidable bodyguard detail assigned to former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home.
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail dramatically reduced
Mayor Brandon Johnson has dramatically reduced the formidable bodyguard detail assigned to former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home, in an apparent attempt to get more Chicago police officers on the street.
Brandon Johnson to be sworn in as Chicago's 57th Mayor on Monday
Brandon Johnson will not have much time to celebrate. He's inheriting a city in dire financial straits, and will immediately have to deal with the ongoing problem of the thousands of migrants arriving in Chicago and straining the city's resources.
'It's been fun': Lori Lightfoot bids farewell to City Hall as her term as Chicago Mayor comes to a close
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot bid farewell to City Hall on Friday, leaving her 5th floor office for the last time as the city’s 56th mayor.
Lightfoot reflects on time in office, leaves with message of hope for Chicago's future
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot bid farewell to City Hall on Friday, leaving her 5th floor office for the last time as the city’s 56th mayor.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot bids farewell to City Hall after four years in office
During a farewell bus tour, Lightfoot visited the Bronzeville Winery and other sites and projects she believes have created hope.
Lori Lightfoot leaves office for the last time as Chicago Mayor
On Friday, Lori Lightfoot left City Hall for the last time as Chicago Mayor.
Lightfoot looks forward to focusing on family after leaving office
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will leave City Hall for the last time as mayor Friday afternoon, saying farewell to the fifth floor, which has served as her office for the last four years.
Chicago bracing for another surge of migrants as Title 42 expiration looms
The United States is just one day away from the expected expiration of Title 42 as the crisis at the southern border intensifies and more migrants make their way to the Chicago area.
Chicago faces new surge of migrants as Title 42 expiration looms
Dozens more migrants were dropped off Tuesday, and city officials say they don't have a clear schedule of when additional buses will arrive.
Chicago mayor declares state of emergency after arrival of migrants from southern border
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to an influx of migrants who have arrived from the southern border in recent months.
Chicago calls for federal and state assistance to deal with migrant surge
More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in the Chicago area from Texas since August, according to the mayor's office, including another 48 people who arrived on Tuesday after they were "inhumanely bussed" to the city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Lightfoot declares state of emergency amid Chicago migrant crisis
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to an influx of migrants who have arrived from the southern border in recent months.
Chicago prosecutor quits with blistering letter on crime: 'I will not raise my son here'
A 20-year veteran Chicago prosecutor quit his job and wrote a blistering letter to his colleagues on his way out Friday, blasting the city's "stupid" leaders and declaring they set the city "on a course to disaster."
Lightfoot declares emergency after surge in migrant arrivals to Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a Declaration of Emergency Tuesday after an influx of migrants arrived in Chicago.
Lightfoot bids farewell to Chicago
In an emotional farewell address, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot choked up at times.
Lightfoot reflects on tenure, takes aim at critics in emotional farewell speech
The mayor also mocked the many critics of her personal style, including a number of former allies who broke with her after enduring what they called “foul-mouthed abuse." She called it a ridiculous obsession.
Emotional farewell address: Mayor Lightfoot reflects on four years of progress in Chicago
In an emotional farewell address, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot choked up at times. The mayor asserted her four years have changed Chicago for the better.
Lightfoot prepares farewell address as Johnson reveals inauguration plans
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will deliver a farewell address Monday after a rollercoaster four years in the mayoral office.
Venezuelan migrant shares harrowing journey to Chicago for better life
The woman said she walked through the jungle, many hours each day with her kids on a very difficult journey and is here to find a higher quality of life, to work and help her family members who remain in Venezuela.