LOCAL · IL · 2019-2023
Lori Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago · Democrat · Illinois
NOTABLE
On the record
First Black woman + first openly gay Chicago mayor; now on IL Ethics Commission
Background
Illinois's Mayor of Chicago of Chicago 2019–2023: Lori Lightfoot — 4-year tenure. Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Took office after Rahm Emanuel; succeeded by Brandon Johnson. Note: First Black woman + first openly gay Chicago mayor; now on IL Ethics Commission. Same-year political environment (2019): Governor JB Pritzker; Attorney General Kwame Raoul; Secretary of State Jesse White.
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Others who held this office in Illinois
- Brandon Johnson (2023-present)
- Rahm Emanuel (2011-2019)
- Richard M. Daley (1989-2011)
- Richard M. Daley (1989-2011)
- Eugene Sawyer (1987-1989)
- Harold Washington (1983-1987)
- Jane Byrne (1979-1983)
- Michael Bilandic (1976-1979)
- Richard J. Daley (1955-1976)
- Martin H. Kennelly (1947-1955)