Lori Lightfoot

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson are two runoff competitors who could hardly be more different among Lightfoot's leading challengers.

After polls closed earlier in the evening, a person close to Lightfoot’s campaign said they expected to wait for mail-in ballots to trickle in over the next few days. … Paul Vallas is the author of the tale of two cities.” When he didn’t qualify for the Chicago mayoral runoff in 2019, he endorsed Lightfoot. “We didn’t win the election today, but I stand here with my head held high and heart full of gratitude.” ... But I will be reading and praying for our next mayor to deliver for the people for years to come.” Vallas, who is white, ran to the right of Lightfoot and has focused primarily on public safety.

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, ...

Johnson has avoided the word "defund" during the race, and his campaign says he doesn't want to cut the number of police officers. "Lori has had her chance," said Lonnell Jolly, a 45-year-old customer service representative who lives on the West Side and voted for businessman Willie Wilson. city to face reelection following the pandemic, the recession and the crime wave that's occurred in many places. During the campaign, Lightfoot touted her record of investing in neighborhoods and supporting workers, such as by increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Jackson said he supported Lightfoot four years ago but cast his ballot for Vallas in Tuesday's election because he said Lightfoot "did not hold control over the violence in the communities." "No other mayor has been asked to change this city within four years," said city Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who is Black, and noted that White mayors like Emanuel and Richard Daley served multiple terms. At his victory party, Vallas noted that Lightfoot had called to congratulate him and asked the crowd to give her a round of applause. 6 insurrectionists at the Capitol and equated Lightfoot's vaccine mandate for city workers to the Holocaust. Vallas served as an adviser to what CBS Chicago calls "the right-leaning" Fraternal Order of Police during its negotiations with Lightfoot's administration. With about 98% of the vote counted, Vallas was leading with 34% and Johnson was in second place with 20%, the station said. They hammered her over a spike in crime that began during [ the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.cbsnews.com/feature/coronavirus/) and a leadership style they say is unnecessarily combative. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, received about $1 million from the Chicago Teachers Union for his campaign and had support from several other progressive organizations, including United Working Families.

Lightfoot's loss comes after she was blamed by her opponents for failing to tackle rising crime in the city and being a divisive figure.

Vallas, a conservative candidate, has positioned himself as a tough-on-crime candidate who had promised to unwind rules that he claims limit the city’s police from doing their jobs. We were fierce competitors in these last few months but I will be rooting and praying for our next mayor to deliver for the people for years to come.” Lightfoot created history in 2019 after becoming the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to become the mayor of America’s third-largest city.

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson are projected to make a runoff over Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and out LGBTQ+ person to lead Chicago.

Crime and public safety emerged as top issues in the 2023 mayor’s race, with [Chicago voters pointing to gun violence and violent crime ](https://apnews.com/article/politics-2022-midterm-elections-lori-lightfoot-chicago-1441bca5446f2eb30cd9dfe377f85fff)in the city as among their biggest concerns. One survey, [conducted by 1983 Labs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LumyU5DjiMA), showed Vallas beating Lightfoot by 19 points and leading all three of his main opponents in a hypothetical April 4 runoff matchup. Vallas, a former two-time candidate for statewide office, campaigned on issues of public safety and courted law enforcement support, earning endorsements from the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Chicago Tribune. [ with powerful law enforcement](https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-police-chicago-lori-lightfoot-2f7c08e8a5942f24b273bca872766a5b) and [the Chicago Teachers Union](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/05/chicago-mayor-lightfood-teachers-union-laughingstock-526600) in her first term. “I told you back that then that anything is possible with hard work, and I want you to know that no matter what happens along the way, you should always believe that, because it’s true,” she said. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, who previously ran for the mayor’s office in 2015 and forced Emanuel into a runoff. She is the first incumbent Chicago mayor to lose reelection in 40 years since We were in the middle of a historic crisis, a worldwide crisis. “No woman or woman of color is ever going to get that headline.” [won every ward in Chicago in 2019](https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/04/02/lori-lightfoot-sweeps-mayoral-race-winning-all-50-wards-in-historic-victory/) with a coalition of Black voters and college-educated White liberals. She came into office as a barrier-breaker on a mission to disrupt the Chicago political machine, historically defined by an insular, old boys’ club culture and driven by political patronage. [told NBC Chicago ahead of Election Day](https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-mayoral-election-2023/chicago-mayoral-poll-shows-paul-vallas-expanding-lead-with-johnson-lightfoot-and-garcia-in-tight-race-for-2nd/3082508/).

She was the first black woman and the first openly gay person to serve as head of America's third-largest city.

Chicago residents head to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor in the nation's third-largest city, where crime has emerged as a key ballot issue.

[new civilian police oversight model](https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/ccpsa/supp_info/district-councils.html). Voters will elect three people to serve on councils in each of the city’s 22 police districts. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, 66, ran for mayor in 2015 and previously served on the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners and in the Illinois state Senate. Other candidates include City Council members Sophia King and Roderick Sawyer, Illinois Rep. [rose in cities across the nation](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/26/crime-rate-homicides-shootings-declined-2022/11075070002/) during the pandemic, including in Chicago, where [carjackings](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/26/crime-rate-homicides-shootings-declined-2022/11075070002/) and [shootings](https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/09/20/gun-violence-covid-19-kids-children-shot-2020/7606846002/) soared. Violent crime [Baby and teen among 3 killed in Chicago highway shooting; 3 others injured](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/21/chicago-highway-shooting-baby-killed/11310669002/) His campaign has focused on law-and-order, school choice and reforming the city's finances. Garcia entered the race late but has cast himself as someone who can unite progressives. She's also received criticism for her handling of He previously ran for mayor in Chicago and for governor and lieutenant governor in Illinois. [an 11-day teachers strike](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/31/chicago-teachers-strike-union-tentative-agreement-makeup-days/4106271002/), [the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/02/some-flash-and-some-social-media-chicagos-mayor-battles-covid-19/3068658001/) and [protests in the summer of 2020](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/01/george-floyd-protests-police-chicago-dc-los-angeles-philadelphia/5313132002/).

Lightfoot's single term will go down as one of the most memorable and disappointing in recent Chicago history.

The mayor and CTU fought again over COVID safety protocols, which kept kids out of school [for five days in early 2022](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/01/11/chicago-public-schools-resume-in-person-wednesday). The [mayor ordered downtown bridges raised](https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/14/in-lori-lightfoots-chicago-bridges-have-become-barricades/) in an effort to control the crowds. Her [Invest South/West](https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-invest-south-west-chicago-20230113-ibywnqtse5bt5o5lplpbwlupee-story.html)initiative funded new infrastructure projects for Black and brown communities. [speed cameras](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/07/21/car-crashes-rising-south-side-chicago), [liquor sales](https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/06/28/chicago-liquor-stores-cant-sell-booze-after-midnight-anymore-but-lightfoot-loses-bid-to-move-some-powers-away-from-aldermen/)and slow removal [of lead pipes](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/05/10/city-has-removed-just-60-low-income-lead-lines-in-20-months). [departure of the Bears](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/07/26/doubling-down-soldier-field-chicago-bears)to bigger facilities in Arlington Heights. [their headquarters out of town](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/06/28/corporate-headquarters-leaving-chicago), citing taxes and violence under Lightfoot's watch. [City Council](https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/6/24/22549149/lightfoot-taylor-demands-apology-mayor-chicago-city-council-meeting-schoolyard-bully), [Springfield](https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-legislative-session-20191116-wpmyqem2ozh7ro22jhqb5jqelq-story.html)and with [the media](https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-tribune-wins-lawsuit-against-city-of-chicago-20220913-lzt5s4ncqzenflu6vsieg7z6x4-story.html). [carjackings](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/04/12/carjackings-by-chicago-neighborhood). [I'm sick and tired of being thrown under the bus](https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2022/2/28/22955308/sadlowski-garza-lightfoot-election-campaign-general-iron-permit-10th-ward)." [11-day teachers strike](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-teachers-strike-2019-chicago-teachers-union-and-mayor-lori-lightfoot-come-to-agreement-2019-10-31/). [city's first casino](https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/05/06/lightfoot-rolls-the-dice-on-ballys-casino-chicago), which is being planned for the Near North Side. [single term](https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/lori-lightfoot-ousted-in-chicago-mayoral-election) will go down as one of the most memorable and disappointing in recent Chicago history.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term Tuesday, failing to make a top-two runoff in the latest demonstration of growing concerns about ...

He’d attacked her record on crime early in the campaign and was backed by the conservative police union. Karen Bass](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/politics/karen-bass-mayor-los-angeles/index.html) last year over billionaire developer Rick Caruso, who had pumped $100 million into a campaign in which he had focused on a pitch for law and order. Chicago’s municipal elections are non-partisan, but none of the candidates on the ballot Tuesday called themselves Republicans. [Mayor Eric Adams won](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/politics/new-york-city-mayor-election-results/index.html) with a pro-police, tough-on-crime message in 2021. Tuesday’s municipal election marked the first time in more than 30 years that Chicago has ditched its mayor. Violence in the city spiked in 2020 and 2021. The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Vallas. In New York City, Pritzker, with whom Lightfoot has clashed, stayed out of the race entirely. The Chicago Teachers Union backed Johnson. Concerns about crime and public safety have rattled Chicago. Lightfoot found herself with few allies in her bid for a second term, and a host of powerful interests aligned against her.

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson qualify for election on 4 April to replace city's first Black female and gay mayor.

Vallas denied his comments were related to race and said his union endorsement was from officers. A recent Chicago Tribune story found Vallas’s Twitter account liked racist tweets and tweets that mocked Lightfoot’s appearance and referred to her as masculine. The US congressman Jesús “Chuy” García was the only Latino. But opponents blamed her for an increase in crime that occurred in cities across the US during the pandemic and criticized her as being a divisive leader. Lightfoot, Johnson and five other candidates are Black, though Lightfoot argued she was the only Black candidate who could win. We will make Chicago the safest city in America.”

The city threw out a Democratic mayor for the first time in decades. Yet it may not be a loss for the left.

[well-funded challenge](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/rick-caruso-king-of-the-grove-who-would-be-l-a-s-mayor.html) from former Republican Rick Caruso, Bass triumphed, convincing a largely Democratic city to stick with a candidate who hugged the left lane. If elected, he would join the growing ranks of big-city progressive mayors, including Michelle Wu of Boston and Karen Bass of Los Angeles, and potentially serve as a foil to the moderate in New York, Eric Adams. Lightfoot, to little avail, savaged him as a Republican in Democrat’s clothing, but his message clearly resonated with a segment of an electorate weary of homicide rates not seen since the 1990s. She managed to feud, almost equally, with two influential unions that hold starkly different political views: the Chicago Teachers Union, which is left-wing and backed Johnson, and the city’s police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, which is headed by a proud Donald Trump supporter. After prior campaigns for mayor fizzled, Vallas is now well-positioned for the April 4 runoff — a candidate with an ideological profile not much different from that of Emanuel or his predecessor, Richard M. To most political observers, this wasn’t much of a surprise — polls consistently showed that Lightfoot’s future was in doubt — but the outcome still served as a shock to a city that, for a 30-year stretch, only had two mayors.

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied Lori Lightfoot a second term.

Lightfoot touted her record of investing in neighbourhoods and supporting workers, such as by increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Vallas denied his comments were related to race and says his police union endorsement is from rank-and-file officers. A recent Chicago Tribune story also found Vallas’ Twitter account had liked racist tweets and tweets that mocked Lightfoot’s appearance and referred to her as masculine. Vallas was the only white candidate in the field. Rita DiPietro, who lives downtown, said she supported Lightfoot in 2019. Johnson has avoided the word “defund” during the race, and his campaign says he does not want to cut the number of police officers. Johnson received about $1 million from the Chicago Teachers Union for his campaign and had support from several other progressive organizations, including United Working Families. 6 insurrectionists at the Capitol and equated Lightfoot’s vaccine mandate for city workers to the Holocaust. Lightfoot blasted him for welcoming support from the police union’s controversial leader, who defended the Jan. Vallas served as an adviser to the Fraternal Order of Police during its negotiations with Lightfoot’s administration. At his victory party, Vallas noted that Lightfoot had called to congratulate him and asked the crowd to give her a round of applause. She told her fellow mayors around the country not to fear being bold.

Lightfoot fails to qualify for runoff in mayoral race, where crime in the third largest US city was a top concern.

Confronting the city’s crime problem and ensuring our residents’ safety is my top priority,” his campaign website reads. Asked if she was treated unfairly because of her race and gender, Lightfoot said: “I’m a Black woman in America. The opponents who bested her on Tuesday were respectively backed by the two unions. Nearly 700 people were killed in the city last year, a decline from 2021 but still well above pre-pandemic levels. As none of the candidates cleared 50 percent of the votes in a crowded field of contenders on Tuesday, Vallas and Johnson will face off in a runoff election in April. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid to lead the United States’ third-largest city for a second term after failing to qualify for the runoff election in a race where public safety

Are Black mayors too quickly and easily blamed for rising crime?

The Mississippi House recently passed a bill that would create a separate court system and an expanded police force in the city of Jackson, one of the blackest cities in America. On one level, the results of Tuesday’s election speak to how potent the issue of crime can be and how it can be used as a scare tactic. But feelings on issues of politics, crime and race also tap into our biases, both conscious and subconscious. It is that division, in her view, fomented by candidates who see politics in the city as a zero-sum game, that provided Vallas with an opening to win over the city’s white citizens. Crime often comes in waves, but a question lingers about how people, even liberals, respond when a crest arrives under Black leadership: Are Black mayors too quickly and easily blamed for rising crime, and if so, why? If all politics is local, crime and safety are the most local. Vallas had run a tough-on-crime, law-and-order campaign in which he told one crowd that his “whole campaign is about taking back our city, pure and simple.” You’ve got the only white candidate in the race who’s acting like he’s going to be a great white savior on public safety.” Of the four, Lightfoot would be one of the first to face voters and test the fallout. I’d come because Lightfoot belongs to a group of recently elected Black mayors of major American cities, including Eric Adams in New York, Sylvester Turner in Houston and Karen Bass in Los Angeles. Each of these four mayors was elected or re-elected around the height of two seismic cultural phenomena — Black Lives Matter and the pandemic. During our nearly hourlong interview, she choked up and fought back tears when discussing the sacrifices her parents had made for her and her siblings.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to clinch a second term as the city's mayor after voters denied the incumbent a chance to lead Illinois' capital.

He also thanked his wife for her support, stating that if he wins, “a Black woman will still be in charge.” But critics say [crime has skyrocketed](https://apnews.com/article/politics-2022-midterm-elections-lori-lightfoot-chicago-1441bca5446f2eb30cd9dfe377f85fff) since assuming the post and has been critiqued for being “a divisive, overly contentious leader,” according to an [Associated Press report](https://apnews.com/article/chicago-mayor-election-2023-73b7ffa6da2ad2f301674c5c23e08560?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter). In 2019, she won her first term and vowed to end years of corruption in the city’s political arena.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) lost her bid for reelection, a stunning blow to an incumbent who made headlines as an underdog reformer candidate who ...

You will not be defined by how you fall,” she told supporters in a nod toward how she wanted politicos to remember her tenure. Recent polling either placed her in a statistical tie with or trailing Vallas, Johnson and Rep. Despite her incumbent status, Lightfoot was largely seen as an underdog. “Believe that you matter and believe that you can love who you want to love and do what you want to do and be who you want to be. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [State Watch](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/) [House](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/) [News](https://thehill.com/homenews/) [See All](https://thehill.com) Lightfoot was third, with 17.06 percent.

Voters have sent conservative Democrat Paul Vallas and progressive Brandon Johnson to an April run-off, kicking sitting-mayor Lightfoot out of the running ...

“We will make Chicago the safest city in America,” Vallas [said](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/paul-vallas-chicago-mayoral-runoff-00084904) in a primary victory speech Tuesday. But support [fizzled through 2021](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/new-poll-chicago-residents-concerns-over-violent-crime-growing/), amid a spike in violent crime, and continued to [plummet](https://theharrispoll.com/briefs/chicago-mayoral-election/) through 2022, despite improvements in [some public safety metrics](https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/04/chicago-homicides-declined-2022-total-still-among-highest-90s) that she cited during her reelection campaign in an effort to combat attacks from her opponents. [reported](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/paul-vallas-chicago-mayoral-election) earlier this week, those attacks proved especially potent for Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO who has run on a conservative, “tough-on-crime” platform that echoes Eric Adams’ winning bid for New York mayor a little more than a year ago. It’s unclear if Lightfoot herself will make an endorsement or which of her two rivals she’d back, but on Tuesday she called each to congratulate them on making the runoff, and Where her middle ultimately goes could be as potent a symbol for national attitudes on issues of public safety as her loss itself. Meanwhile, Johnson, who took about 20 percent of Tuesday’s vote, would get to about 40, if voters from the race’s other more progressive candidates—United States Congressman Chuy Garcia, 27-year-old activist Ja’Mal Green, State Representative Kam Buckner, and Alds. [The American West](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/new-right-civil-war?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-022723) Though Lightfoot certainly faced criticism for her handling of COVID and the 2020 racial justice protests—including the city’s “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to be mayor,” Lightfoot “Obviously, we didn’t win the election today," she added, "but I stand here with my head held high and a heart full of gratitude.” Lightfoot, who had never held elected office until then, had not only vowed to usher in police reform in a city still reeling from the murder of Laquan McDonald and the handling of it by her predecessor; she'd promised to “remake” the city’s infamous machine-style politics. “I really hope that Lori can be the light for this city,” one supporter

David O. Brown, the superintendent, said he had accepted a job as chief operating officer of a personal injury law firm in Texas.

Superintendent Brown, a former chief of the Dallas Police Department, was hired by Ms. Lightfoot praised the superintendent for his department’s work in recovering illegal guns and reducing violent crime and for recruiting 950 new hires to the department in 2022. Under Superintendent Brown, homicides in Chicago soared to generational highs. May the good Lord bless the city of Chicago and the men and women who serve and protect this great city.” Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term in office on Tuesday, the swift departure of her handpicked police superintendent was all but assured. Both of the mayoral candidates who advanced to an April 4 runoff, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, had said that they intended to fire Mr.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pauses during her concession speech as her spouse Amy Eshleman applauds on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Chicago. Charles Rex ...

Chicago is a diverse, overwhelmingly blue city, with 83% of the electorate backing the Democratic ticket in the 2020 presidential election. It was the latest ugly chapter in years-long tension between police and Lightfoot’s administration as she sought to rein in overtime spending. A 2019 fight with the Chicago Teachers Union over pay and class size as Lightfoot sought to curb spending led to an 11-day strike. She trounced Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County board president and a long-time Chicago political mainstay, in the runoff as voters sought change. Karen Bass defeated Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer who had pumped more than $100 million into a campaign focused on law and order. Chicago is now the third major city in recent years with a mayoral election that will test attitudes – among a heavily Democratic electorate – toward crime and policing. And though shootings and murders have decreased since then, other crimes – including theft, car-jacking, robberies and burglaries – have increased since last year, according to the Chicago Police Department’s She is the first full-term incumbent Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose reelection. The city’s slow economic recovery from the pandemic is also connected to crime. “Crime becomes pervasive in peoples’ psyche, and it affects us. The outcome especially underscored the electorate’s focus on public safety. [teachers’ unions](https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/us/chicago-students-return-to-school/index.html), while developing frosty relationships with city aldermen and Illinois’ Democratic governor – leaving her with few influential allies.

Chicago's police chief announced his resignation one day after Lori Lightfoot became the first mayor of the third-largest US city to lose a reelection bid ...

The head of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced their resignations Wednesday.

May the Good Lord bless the city of Chicago and the men and women who serve and protect this great city." "It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department," Brown said. During his tenure, Lausch focused on prosecuting in the areas of violent crime, public corruption, national security, financial fraud and drug trafficking. Attorney’s Office in Chicago," Lausch said. Brown informed Lightfoot of the decision on Wednesday, Lightfoot said. In a statement, Brown said he accepted a job as Chief Operating Officer of Loncar Lyon Jenkins, a personal injury law firm with seven offices in Texas. None of the nine candidates won a majority in the officially nonpartisan election. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced their resignations Wednesday, hours after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot In a statement, mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson said: "The next superintendent of the Chicago Police Department must be as fully committed to the health and safety of all Chicagoans as I am, and to immediately meeting all requirements of the federal consent decree while addressing the root causes of crime." [height of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/02/12/data-analysis-chicago-vaccine-rollout-reflects-us-racial-disparities/4418978001/) and [protests](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/01/george-floyd-protests-police-chicago-dc-los-angeles-philadelphia/5313132002/) in the wake of the [murder of George Floyd](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/20/derek-chauvin-jury-reaches-verdict-george-floyd-death-live-updates/7298158002/). CHICAGO – The head of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. [newly formed civilian police oversight body](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/28/chicago-mayoral-election-tuesday/11322996002/) – the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability – to immediately begin the search for a new superintendent.

His biggest supporter, Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid on Tuesday night. The other mayoral candidates had vowed to fire the superintendent if ...

[superintendent](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chicago-mayor-race-lori-lightfoot) for the [ Chicago Police Department](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/turns-out-chicago-voters-are-racist-and-sexist-against-weak-abrasive-crappy-mayors) resigned Wednesday from one of the country's largest police forces. May the Good Lord bless the city of Chicago and the men and women who serve and protect this great city." Brown had served as the police chief in Dallas before his stint in Chicago. [LORI LIGHTFOOT'S NEXT DANCING TIKTOK VIDEO SHOULD BE TO "BYE BYE BYE"](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/lori-lightfoot-next-dancing-tiktok-video-should-be-to-bye-bye-bye) "It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department," Brown said. Floyd's death sparked a summer of nationwide protests against law enforcement practices, including in Chicago.

CHICAGO—Lori Lightfoot, weighed down by fights with the powerful teachers and police unions and a pandemic surge in crime, couldn't make a runoff election ...

[the top two vote-getters ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-mayoral-election-pits-paul-vallas-against-brandon-johnson-dab37fc8?mod=article_inline)and will face off in the April 4 runoff. [15% off American Eagle promo code](https://www.wsj.com/coupons/american-eagle-outfitters) Jesús “Chuy” Garcia came in fourth in the field of nine.

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown turned in his resignation Wednesday, after woke Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost a re-election bid.

“I will continue to pray that all officers return home to their families safe at the end of their shift,” Brown, 62, said. “I accepted his resignation and want to commend him for his accomplishment, not just for the department but for the entire city, including setting a record number of illegal gun recoveries for two consecutive years,” she wrote. Brown said in his letter of resignation that he was taking a job at a personal injury law firm based in Texas, the

All eight rivals of Mayor Lori Lightfoot had vowed to fire David Brown.

Some of those numbers have gone down over the past year, including homicides, but not to a degree to appease voters in communities that had not experienced crime to such a degree. What frustrated many community leaders was a reorganization effort that moved police officers from gang and drug units to neighborhood patrol divisions. He arrived three years ago just as the city was shutting down because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brown issued a statement saying it was “an honor and a privilege to work alongside the brave men and women of the Chicago Police Department.” The police superintendent who came to Chicago by way of Dallas got off to a bad start from day one in Chicago. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is stepping down in the wake of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s loss in Tuesday’s election.

The head of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced their resignations Wednesday.

It was a stunning rebuke. On Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, the first Black woman and first openly LGBTQ person to lead the city, ...

The Mississippi House recently passed a bill that would create a separate court system and an expanded police force in the city of Jackson, one of the blackest cities in America. On one level, the results of Tuesday’s election speak to how potent the issue of crime can be and how it can be used as a scare tactic. It is that division, in her view, fomented by candidates who see politics in the city as a zero-sum game, that provided Vallas with an opening to win over the city’s white citizens. You’ve got the only white candidate in the race who’s acting like he’s going to be a great white savior on public safety.” Of the four, Lightfoot would be one of the first to face voters and test the fallout. Each of these four mayors was elected or re-elected around the height of two seismic cultural phenomena: Black Lives Matter and the pandemic.

MCCAIN: All the wokery, in all the world, can't save the progressive politician who fails to keep their citizens safe. It's a lesson Lori Lightfoot learned ...

The hedge fund Citadel left town for – you guessed it – Miami. 90% of Chicago Public School students are from minority families. This year, from January 1st to mid-February, overall crime in the city was up 58% over the same period in 2022. The top two vote-getters will go to a runoff contest in April, but alas, the incumbent mayor isn't among them. And for some reason, carjackings are now as much a Chicago specialty as deep-dish pizza. They got caught – and lamely walked it back. She earned just 17% of the vote. 'I'm a black woman in America,' she replied. In 2021, Chicago set a 25-year homicide record with more than 800 killings. Following her concession speech, a reporter asked Lightfoot if she was treated unfairly. Certain folks, frankly, don't support us in leadership roles.' And – oh boy - she earned it.