Lightfoot is the first incumbent elected Chicago mayor to lose re-election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, lost her primary.

Lori Lightfoot. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, 60, made history in 2019 as the first black female and openly gay mayor. She is currently facing a tough reelection bid to be the first woman reelected after ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement condemning the deadly violence that the city suffered over Memorial Day weekend, its deadliest on ... and a female who suffered a graze wound, ...

Chicago police investigating homicide near Mayor Brandon Johnson’s home A person was found dead just after midnight in the 5700 block of West Chicago Avenue, according to police.