Chicago Tonight | Analyzing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoots Legacy | Season 2023
>>> LORI LIGHTFOOT ENDS HER TERM, AS MAYOR.
LOOKING AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY.
>> ONE OF CHICAGO'S TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS , THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
>> LORI LIGHTFOOT!
>> THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE LAST NORMAL DAY FOR MAYOR LORI LIKE THAT.
THE CROWDS GATHERED FOR A LUNCHEON AFTER DEEP-SEATED PROBLEMS FACING THE CITY.
>> AM I MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?
>> FOUR WEEKS LATER , THEY SWEPT CHICAGO AS MAYOR OF THE THIRD-LARGEST CITY.
SHE DISCUSSED THE PLANS SHE PLANS TO LAY OUT IN HER INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
>> STOPPING IT IS NOT JUST IN THE CITY, IT'S IN THE CITY COUNCILS INTEREST.
>> LIGHTFOOT WANTED REFORMS TO LIMIT COUNCILMEMBERS WITH ALDERMANIC PREROGATIVE.
THIS WAS A LARGELY UNWRITTEN DECADES-OLD PRACTICE.
THE CITY COUNCIL REACHED A HALT WHEN THE ALDERWOMAN LOST THE VOTE.
THEY CONFRONTED TAYLOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES , WITH ANGER AND FRUSTRATION.
LIGHTFOOT ALSO FOUND HERSELF AT ODDS , WITH AN 11 DAY STRIKE , ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE AN AFFORDABLE AND SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES.
>> THEY SAY THAT I GET ANGRY.
THEY SAY SOMETIMES THAT I TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> SHE LAUNCHED HER RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS MANY OF CHICAGO'S ORGANIZATIONS.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC , THROUGH LIGHTFOOT'S BRUSQUE WARNINGS ABOUT THE VIRUS HAD CHICAGOANS HUDDLING IN THEIR HOME.
>> JUST STAY HOME.
>> THE FOCUS WITH ITS CURED LIGHTFOOT'S CAMPAIGN .
AS THE FIRST WAVE , LIGHTFOOT SAW AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS OF COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES.
>> WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS SECOND CHICAGO RENAISSANCE.
>> BUT, MEDICAL PROBLEMS CONTINUED .
THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF SALARY AND BENEFITS.
LIGHTFOOT CALLED OUT TO THIS CRITICISM.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SAW A SURGE OF VIOLENCE .
IF CRIME REMAINS STUBBORNLY HIGH , LIGHTFOOT HAS STOOD BY SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN.
BUT HER LEGACY WILL PROBABLY BE LARGELY DEFINED BY HER RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE STATE STREET BRIDGE IS STILL UP , WITH ACCESS INTO THE LOOP.
>> LIGHTFOOT IMPOSED A CURFEW CALLING AT THE ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD.
THIS BECAME A SYMBOL FOR MANY OF LIGHTFOOT'S DEDICATION TO CHICAGO, DOWNTOWN, AND THE BUSINESSES AND STORIES.
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT DECLINED HER INVITATION TO DISCUSS HER LEGACY.
>> WE HAVE SPOTLIGHT POLITICS AS THE TEAM IS COMING , TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> SHE IS PUTTING CHICAGO ON FIRMER FINANCIAL FOOTING THAN IT HAS BEEN ON IN DECADES.
THIS CLIMBS THE PENSION RAMP AND SHE ALSO PUSHED THROUGH WHAT OFFICIALS HOPE WILL ADD TO THE BOTTOM LINE.
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