Viewfinder: Lori Lightfoot Is Sworn in as Chicago’s First Female African-American Mayor

Pacific Standard Staff
May 21, 2019
Lori Lightfoot addresses guests after being sworn in as mayor of Chicago during a ceremony at the Wintrust Arena on May 20th, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.
Lori Lightfoot addresses guests after being sworn in as mayor of Chicago during a ceremony at the Wintrust Arena on May 20th, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Lightfoot is the first black female and openly gay mayor in the city's history.

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