Chicago elects black, gay woman as mayor in historic vote
By DW
04 April 2019 |
3:00 pm
Chicago has elected an African-American woman as its mayor for the first time. Lori Lightfoot, who is charged with tackling one of the US' worst city gun crime problems, is also Chicago’s first gay mayor.
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