Toni Preckwinkle

Lori Lightfoot Wins Chicago Mayor Race, Will Be First Black Woman In Role

Lightfoot, who is openly gay, won Tuesday’s runoff in Chicago against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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Chicago Will Soon Elect A Black Woman As Mayor For The First Time

Political outsider Lori Lightfoot, who was a federal prosecutor in northern Illinois, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle were the top two vote-getters.
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Chicago Set To Have Highest Sales Tax Of Any Major U.S. City

"This is not how one rebounds from a three-year recession."
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