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Italian-Americans want Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to return Christopher Columbus statue to park

Protesters want Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to return state of Christopher Columbus to park The protesters say it’s not fair that Christopher Columbus is “getting blamed for all our problems in the world,” and they want Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to put his statue back. CHICAGO – A group of Italian-Americans gathered on Sunday to […]

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot uses disputed parliamentary maneuver to stave off speed camera defeat

Lightfoot uses disputed parliamentary maneuver to stave off speed camera defeat Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday used a disputed parliamentary maneuver to stave off defeat on the volatile issue of how fast motorists can drive before getting a speed camera ticket in Chicago. CHICAGO – Mayor Lori Lightfoot blocked a Chicago City Council majority from […]

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Chicago man threatened Mayor Lightfoot, Kim Foxx with hate crimes: officials

CHICAGO – A Chicago man is accused of threatening Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx over the ongoing violence in the city. On May 4, prosecutors say 32-year-old Christopher J. Tatlock sent an email to Foxx threatening to shoot and hang her if she did not prosecute crime in Chicago. After […]

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