Lori Lightfoot - Wikipedia
WEBUpon taking office, Lightfoot became the first openly LGBT Chicago mayor, the first black female Chicago mayor, as well as the second female Chicago mayor (after Jane Byrne) and third Chicago black mayor (after Harold Washington and Eugene Sawyer).
Jane Byrne - Wikipedia
WEBJane Margaret Byrne (née Burke; May 24, 1933 – November 14, 2014) [1] was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. [2] [3] Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales from 1969 until 1977, the only female in the mayoral cabinet.
Lori Lightfoot: New Chicago mayor delivers powerful message …
WEBLori Lightfoot has won a historic landslide victory in Chicago’s mayoral election runoff, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay person to hold the highest office in America’s...
Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose …
WEBMar 1, 2023 · CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.
Jane Byrne and the Campaign to Become the First Woman Mayor of Chicago
WEBAs a woman once again occupies the fifth floor of City Hall, Chicago Stories remembers the city’s first female mayor. After pulling off one of Chicago’s greatest political upsets, Jane Byrne found herself caught between the political machine that shaped her and the reformers who elected her.
Remembering Jane Byrne - Chicago Magazine
WEBNov 14, 2014 · Chicago’s first and only female mayor, who defeated Michael Bilandic in the 1979 Democratic primary, died Friday morning at age 81. By Carol Felsenthal.
Chicago makes history electing Lori Lightfoot as first black woman mayor
WEBApr 3, 2019 · By Brendan O'Brien and Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lori Lightfoot, a political newcomer, was elected the first black female mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, defeating opponent Toni Preckwinkle...
Lori Lightfoot, JD’89, elected mayor of Chicago
WEBApr 3, 2019 · Lori Lightfoot, JD’89, won Chicago’s mayoral runoff election Tuesday night, becoming the city’s first African American female mayor and its first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot will be the city’s first mayor with a degree from the University of Chicago.
Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black …
WEBApr 2, 2019 · CHICAGO — Chicago became the largest American city ever to elect a black woman as its mayor as voters on Tuesday chose Lori Lightfoot, a former prosecutor, to replace Rahm Emanuel. When she...
Lori Lightfoot Elected First Black Female Mayor of Chicago
WEBApr 3, 2019 · Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor vowing to take down Chicago’s political machine, won the race to become the first black woman mayor of Chicago.