Lori Lightfoot’s win inspired hope, but some see a continuation of previous administrations
Lori Lightfoot’s decisive win last week to be elected the first black woman and first openly gay person as mayor of Chicago has inspired hope among many in the city that she could bring reform to City Hall – and better represent many communities that have long been ignored by local leadership.
But Lightfoot has also elicited concern among some activists here who have called her status as a “reformer” into question and suggested she represents a continuation of previous administrations’ policies – agendas they say have been detrimental to black, brown and LGBTQ Chicagoans.
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