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Chicago's 1st Openly Gay, Black Woman Mayor Loses Re-Election
Lori Lightfoot's defeat was seen as a shock in the country's third largest city, which has for decades returned mayors to power. She had won every ward in the city in 2019.
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Chicago Cop Suspended For Slamming Man Into Pavement
A Chicago police officer was suspended this week after video recorded by a bystander showed him hurling a man forcefully onto the sidewalk during an arrest, in footage described by Mayor Lori Lightfoot as "highly disturbing."
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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Chicago's 1st Openly Gay, Black Woman Mayor Loses Re-Election
Lori Lightfoot's defeat was seen as a shock in the country's third largest city, which has for decades returned mayors to power. She had won every ward in the city in 2019.
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Chicago Cop Suspended For Slamming Man Into Pavement
A Chicago police officer was suspended this week after video recorded by a bystander showed him hurling a man forcefully onto the sidewalk during an arrest, in footage described by Mayor Lori Lightfoot as "highly disturbing."
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
