Posted on 04/02/2019 7:15:18 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
(CNN)Lori Lightfoot has been elected the next mayor of Chicago, according to the Associated Press, becoming the first African-American woman picked to lead the country's third-most populous city.
Lightfoot faced a historic runoff Tuesday against Toni Preckwinkle, who is also an African-American woman. "This may not be the outcome we wanted but while I may be disappointed, I'm not disheartened," Preckwinkle told supporters after she called Lightfoot to congratulate her. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was not in the race, as he was not seeking a third term. Lightfoot, 56, a former assistant US attorney, describes herself as "an out and proud black lesbian." When she is sworn in, she will be the first mayor in the Windy City who identifies as a lesbian.
In the wake of the Laquan McDonald scandal -- in which a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke, shot the black teenager 16 times as he walked away from police -- Lightfoot was appointed by Emanuel to head the newly created police accountability task force.
Preckwinkle, 72, is a political insider who heads the Cook County Board and chairs the Cook County Democratic Party. She made education and a $15 minimum wage focal points of her campaign. A Chicago Tribune report in January claimed that Preckwinkle hired the son of a powerful old-school alderman, Ed Burke, to a $100,000 a year job with the county. Burke was recently charged with attempted extortion after the FBI raided his offices in January. In February's general election which had 14 candidates, Lightfoot and Preckwinkle were the top two vote-getters, which led to Tuesday's runoff.
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The Right STARTED the rise of globalism and the left came along for the votes. What you said is wrong and misleading.
Chicago is already down the old sewer pipe. Lightfoot is just working the flush lever
How soon will the Chicago PD superintendent be fired for persecuting poor Jussie Smollett? s/
Female: check
“African-American”: check
Lesbian: check
“Progressive”: check
So in other words, things are going from bad to a lot worse.
One of the most f’d up cities in the US, thanks to the democ
RATS, and the a$$holes keep voting voting for the same old $%^t. Let them wallow in their $%^T!
And she’ll destroy the city even more than her predecessor, and will get infinite praise for it.
Chick is a reprobate by default.
Also, Utilitarianism concerning the ideology of an executive enforcer will cause just as much harm as any corrupt official.
No immigration enforcement
Rewarding failure
Nepotism (Coincide with corruption) caused by the dilution of representation
Civilians *directly* overseeing law enforcement, are you kidding me?
Taxation running wild, that will sure help their economy
Taxation for the purpose of funding more art in the face of massive debt, are you kidding me?
So much more just based on her stated goals. I am glad I do not live in Illinois.
I guess so...
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I responded to the title. I read the article, but knot having heard of these two women before, I found it hard to follow.
Wow. That’s what happens when the people who vote responsibly leave a city. Will this be the next Baltimore?
Homosexuals have more positions of power than I realized. What horrors are to come?
“1) Pass ordinance ensuring affordable housing will be built in all wards.”
How? Force developers to build in West Garfield Park?
“Create a new Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to drive down crime”
Chicago has an Office Of Public Safety. It’s called the Police Department. Of course it won’t do a damned bit of good if the States Attorneys Office refuses to prosecute.
“Approve a graduated real estate transfer tax to create more funding to eliminate homelessness;”
I work in the city and can attest that 90% of the “homeless” are either mentally ill or drug addicts. Every corner along Michigan Ave has at least two passed out junkies laying there during the workday. Between that and the clouds of weed smoke it is seriously affecting what little quality of life remains.
“Tax large law and accounting firms to help shore up City Hall finances;”
Good luck with that. The boys at Jenner and Block will stop that dead in it’s tracks.
“Increase the city’s hotel tax by a percentage point or two to fund the arts;”
Just what Chicago needs, fewer conventions and more “art”.
“Phase out the city’s red light cameras.”
She had one good idea and that was by accident.
“1) Eliminate the Police Department’s gang database;”
Madness.
“Create civilian oversight of the Police Department;”
They already have that. It’s called the Mayor’s Office.
“Abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
Meaningless drivel with zero chance of happening.
“Eliminate elected city treasurer and city clerk’s offices;”
Great plan. Make city finances, which are already in the toilet, completely opaque to the residents.
“Merge the administration of the city’s four pension funds.”
Deck chairs. Titanic. Nuff said.
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Where is that Olearys (sp) cat when we need it?
You know the one who knocked over the lantern and burnt the town down.
“Oh geez. “
No, this is good. We want as many of these clowns in office as possible. The virtue signalling cat ladies who elect these people deserve the suffering the will have to endure.
Why are they trying to rewrite this bit of history? Chicago has has a black mayor before, what about Harold Washington?
What woman would dive on that?
Chicago has a massive amount of economic activity going for the city and a diverse business environment.
Detroit was a bit different. Lightfoot might make a few gains short-term but steep loses long-term. Any tax on a large firm, which is part of her plan, will expose them to competitive forces where the competition will be waiting for consumers directly outside the city limits. The whole police debacle can be solved by just obeying AND enforcing enumerated laws. The pension model has made everyone, including Lightfoot out of “whatever” compelled her (Most likely “feelings”), prisoners of the CYA philosophy.
I believe she's also the first Chicago mayor to have never held political office before.
In a city dominated by political machines, that is a noteworthy achievement.
through the Obama administration HUD passed a law that essentially said that all zip codes have to reflect the diversity of the population of the country.
That will be enforced by any means needed.
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