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December 21, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly accepted Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner's resignation, effective immediately, and promised a review.
Lori Lightfoot speaks at her election night party Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) thegrio.com
December 16, 2020
Anjanette Young, the victim of a police raid, was handcuffed naked in her home. Officials tried to block the release…
Wrigley Field Campus Mobilized In Support of COVID-19-Relief Efforts
December 10, 2020
Lori Lightfoot says the Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell needs to get a COVID relief bill done that helps cities…
2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement – Onstage
December 7, 2020
Award-winning journalist Joy Reid of MSNBC's The ReidOut will be a visiting professor at Howard University next spring.
December 4, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot thinks that there is reluctance within the Black community about getting vaccinated.
Lori Lightfoot Chicago City So Real thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
Academy Award nominated filmmaker Steve James’ developed a five episode series chronicling Chicago communities from 2019 and beyond.
September 23, 2020
J.B. Pritzker has put his state’s national guard into a “state of readiness” in the event of any unrest in…
Chicago Public Schools Lori Lightfoot COVID-19 thegrio.com
August 5, 2020
Chicago Public School made the decision to move to remote learning in the fall after pushback from parents and teachers,…
Dion Boyd Chicago police thegrio.com
July 29, 2020
A newly promoted Chicago police chief, Dion Boyd, died by suicide in a department facility that was recently targeted by…
Protesters Lori Lightfoot's Home theGrio.com
July 24, 2020
Approximately 1,000 protesters marched to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in Chicago on Thursday evening for answers about federal agents coming…
President Trump theGrio.com
July 23, 2020
President Donald Trump announced “Operation Legend.” The executive operation will send federal law enforcement personnel into a number of U.S.…
Portland feds thegrio.com
July 22, 2020
As demonstrators continue in Portland, protesters push back against President Donald Trump's deployment of federal agents to the west coast…
Chicago Funeral Shooting theGrio.com
July 22, 2020
A solemn memorial service became a gruesome crime scene when at least 15 people were struck by bullets as they…
National Guard theGrio.com
July 21, 2020
President Donald Trump is preparing to send as many as 150 federal agents to Chicago in efforts to reduce violence…
Lori Lightfoot, Kayleigh McEnany theGrio.com
July 17, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as “the derelict mayor of Chicago,” accusing her of not doing enough to solve…
Anti-Racism Protests Held In U.S. Cities Nationwide
June 12, 2020
A group of Chicago police officers were caught on camera lounging in the burglarized office of a U.S. congressman amid…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
May 1, 2020
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has done her first TikTok to celebrate the high school seniors in Chicago who will have…
April 29, 2020
A Chicago homeowner is shocked that her son threw a wild party in Chicago—ignoring social distancing---as she worked a long…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot theGrio.com
April 1, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been turned into a meme as her stony faced expression blocks entrances to the outdoor…
Eddie Johnson theGrio.com
February 21, 2020
Disgraced former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was fired amid controversy but he is still receiving a pension of almost…