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In this April 10, 2020 file photo Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference in Hall A at the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file) **FILE**

Chicago mayor: Trump trying to gain from George Floyd death

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Mayor Lori Lightfoot answers a reporter's question during a news conference to provide an update to the latest efforts by the Racial Equity Rapid Response Team in Chicago on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: A blowhard cracking a COVID-19 whip

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Mayor threatens party-goers with arrest as virus toll mount

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Chicago police cite homeowner for large party amid pandemic

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Lightfoot to speak at Northwestern’s virtual commencement

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FILE - In this April 7, 2020 file photo, amid fears of the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of protesters drive around Cook County Jail and the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, honking their horns and chanting to demand the &quot;mass release&quot; of detainees at the jail. A federal judge has ordered Cook County Jail on Thursday, April, 9, 2020, to take steps to protect inmates from coronavirus. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP File)

Chicago works to reach more black residents amid pandemic

By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN - Associated Press

FILE- This April 13, 2020 file photo shows demolition of the former Crawford Coal Plant in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. The company whose weekend demolition of the former coal plant sent a massive cloud of dust into Chicago's nearby neighborhood apologized for causing &quot;anxiety and fear. A developer and two contractors overseeing the destruction of the defunct coal plant's smokestack that covered a southwest side neighborhood in dust face nearly $70,000 in fines, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday, April 17, 2020. City agencies have issued 16 citations against Hilco Redevelopment Partners and its general contractors, MCM and CDI. Lightfoot said the associated fines could total $68,000. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)

Chicago cites developer, contractors in coal plant implosion

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Dust-covered neighborhood from demolition angers mayor

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wears a mask as she attends a news conference in Hall A of the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago, Friday, April 10, 2020. The &quot;alternative care facility&quot; is designed to relieve pressure on city hospitals from rapidly mounting COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreak

By KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Chicago mayor dismayed by outburst of violence in city

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs an executive order to ensure coronavirus-related benefits offered by the city of Chicago are available to immigrants and refugees, Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor, executive order grants coronavirus benefits to illegal immigrants

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Mayor’s order gives immigrants access to city’s virus relief

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FILE - In this June 15, 2015, file photo, Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting at Dallas Police headquarters in Dallas. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday, April 2, 2020, named Brown to lead the police force in the nation's third largest city. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Mayor taps ex-Dallas chief to head Chicago police force

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

An employee from Arbor food management services puts on gloves before providing meals to be picked up for students, families, and members of the community in Niles, Ill., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Districts 63 and 207 provide meals each week for all children under the age of 18 during school closure from the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Suit seeks Illinois inmates’ release due to coronavirus

By MICHAEL TARM and KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Board nominates 3 to be Chicago’s next police superintendent

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A Chicago police officer blocks the road to the Adler Planetarium along Lake Michigan Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Chicago. On Thursday morning, Chicago Police began turning joggers and others away from the city's lakefront trails amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus, hours after Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut them down if people would not stop crowding the areas. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails

By DON BABWIN and KATIE FOODY - Associated Press

Medical personnel help each other at a federal COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the parking lot of Walmart in North Lake, Ill., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The new coronavirus cause mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Review: Virus could close Illinois community health centers

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

People enjoying warm weather with a stroll along the Lakefront Trail Trail near North Avenue Beach, Wednesday afternoon, March 25, 2020, in Chicago, despite a stay-at-home order from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker during the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago mayor thinking about closing city trails, parks

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