A plan to help reduce violence by gangs in the city of Chicago calls to sue gang members and take their assets. The ordinance was introduced by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sept. 14, and sent to the City Council Rules Committee, where similar ordinances have died in the past. “What we are proposing is […]
A Black woman filing a wrongful raid lawsuit in Chicago is now calling out Mayor Lori Lightfoot who she says betrayed her. Anjanette Young said the city has turned its back on her after learning officials are moving to have her case removed from court, ABC 7 Chicago reported. She said Lightfoot is now threatening […]
Political reporter Mary Ann Ahern also voiced her concern on local radio, USA Today reported. “To choose a reporter based on the color of their skin is really pretty outrageous,” Ahern, who is white, said on WGN Radio. “Does she think I’m racist? Is that what she’s saying?” The TRiiBE, a Chicago-based digital Black media platform, […]
Local Chicago reporters are alleging that Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now only granting one-on-one interviews journalists of color. Mary Ann Ahern went on Twitter on Tuesday to mark the “midway point” of Lightfoot’s first term in office and acknowledged her failed effort to land an interview. “As @chicagosmayor reaches her two year midway point as […]