24 August 2022 – Chicago, IL – US Secretary of Labor Marty J. Walsh visited the Chicago Women in Trades facility along with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Congressman Danny Davis, Robin Kelly, tradeswomen leaders, and industry partners. Secretary Walsh also announced the recipients of the WACO Grants. Photo Credit: Department of Labor Scott M. Allen. License.
Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, was embarrassed by her constituents yesterday. Lightfoot was the first mayor denied reelection in Chicago in 40 years. Lightfoot finished the race in third place, making her ineligible for the runoff election for mayor. Fox News’s Landon Mion reports:
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, lost her re-election bid Monday night, and critics are celebrating the end of her term.
Under Lightfoot, Chicago has seen soaring crime rates, which became a theme of her opponents’ criticism. In 2021, homicides in Chicago rose to their highest numbers in 25 years, outpacing other crime-ridden cities like New York City and Los Angeles.
Throughout her tenure, the mayor has been blasted for her poor relationship with law enforcement, as the city’s police department lost a significant number of officers in recent years amid the rise in crime.
Lightfoot faced challenges from eight other candidates in the mayoral race, but failed to make the runoff after finishing the election in third place.
Chicago Public Schools CEO and city budget director Paul Vallas will face off against Cook County Board of Commissioners member Brandon Johnson in the April 4 runoff.
No candidate surpassed the 50% threshold to win the election outright.
After the mayor’s defeat, critics wasted no time in expressing their pleasure on Twitter that Chicago will soon have new leadership, touching primarily on the city’s crime wave.
Gianno Caldwell, a Fox News political analyst whose brother was killed in Chicago last summer, wrote that the Lori Lightfoot “experiment” is “officially over. Thank you, CHICAGO.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote, “Lori Lightfoot. Crime doesn’t pay.”
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