Lightfoot following in footsteps of “Machine” she loathes Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants you to believe that she is a champion of justice and will fight to make Chicagoans safe, and end the “corruption” that has plagued her predecessors. But alas, Lightfoot is no different from many of the mayors who came before her. And her…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Government, Opinion, rayhanania, women19th Amendment , Chicago , equality , Jane Byrne , Lori Lightfoot , Toni Preckwinkle , women's rights Hold communities accountable and stop blaming the police Chicago continues to be ravaged by street gang gun-related violence. Mayor Lightfoot has vowed to address the problem. But only focusing on the Chicago Police is not the answer. More emphasis needs to be placed on the residents living in the communities where the violence occurs to…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Crime, Government, Opinion, Police, Politics, rayhananiaChicago , Chicago mayor , community , gun violence , Lori Lightfoot , murder , neighborhoods , Police Supt. Eddie Johnson , shootings , street gang crime Ben Joravsky tackles Chicagoland politics on podcast It was a lot of serious laughs joining longtime Chicago political writer and TIF Authority Ben Joravsky on his podcast this past Wednesday with former Tribune political writer Monroe Anderson. Joravsky’s podcast is one of the top discussions on Chicagoland politics By Ray Hanania Ben Joravsky’s Podcast Tuesday…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Government, News, Opinion, Politics, rayhanania, Suburban ChicagolandBen Joravsky , Chicago Mayors , Chicago politics , Chicago Sun-Times , City Hall , Harold Washington , Jane Byrne , Lori Lightfoot , Michael A. Bilandic , Monroe Anderson , political discussion , Ray Hanania , Richard M. Daley Lightfoot targets gun violence in inauguration Mayor Lori Lightfoot is sworn into office on May 20, 2019, as Chicago’s first African American woman and first “openly Gay” mayor. Much of Lightfoot’s inauguration speech reflected many of the same principles that were reiterated 40 years ago when on April 16, 1979, Jane Byrne was inaugurated as…
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Lightfoot following in footsteps of “Machine” she loathes
By Ray Hanania |
Lightfoot following in footsteps of “Machine” she loathes Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants you to believe that she is a champion of justice and will fight to make Chicagoans safe, and end the “corruption” that has plagued her predecessors. But alas, Lightfoot is no different from many of the mayors who came before her. And her…
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