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That’s on the mayor and that’s on every single alderman who didn’t pay attention when they passed a budget last October that clearly had only $100 million set aside for police back-pay, which was pretty short-sighted, since the Fire Department got the same amount.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 7 days ago Latest Headlines

I'm a Black woman and I'm a member of the LGBTQ community, it's not okay that systemic racism, homophobia, and sexism still exist but I'm going to play the cards that I'm dealt.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 days ago US News

If people don't feel safe, literally nothing else matters, i know that, I own responsibility for that along with every other stakeholder in our city. We've got to be united and move forward together to address these issues.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 days ago US News

There has been and will continue to be skepticism. Is this real? Are you just doing this for the cameras? No, it's real. And we're going to continue to be here rain or shine because I know that if we can change the fortunes of this neighborhood, we can do it anywhere in the city, we will move as fast as the trust builds.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 days ago US News

We need gun trafficking multi-jurisdictional strike forces to disrupt the flow of illegal guns that are coming into our city, i and other mayors across the country have been beating this drum since day one of his presidency...my expectation is that those strike forces will be at work here shortly.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 days ago US News

We need gun trafficking multi-jurisdictional strike forces to disrupt the flow of illegal guns that are coming into our city, i and other mayors across the country have been beating this drum since day 1 of President Joe Biden for assistance presidency. ... My expectation is that those strike forces will be at work here shortly.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 days ago Politics

You tell them that you have these really restrictive gun laws where people can’t get guns to defend themselves, criminals would rather go and buy guns out of state and then commit crimes where the gun laws are really restrictive because no one else can protect themselves -- and yet liberals still think they are making an argument for gun control.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 27 days ago Latest Headlines

There's a flaw in the system, we need to work together to fix it, but we've got to acknowledge that there's a problem, because it is driving some of the surge in violence.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 month ago US News

Meaning capacity limits gone, mask mandates not mandatory, and social distancing requirements lifted.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 month ago Top News

Here in Chicago, the word' Lollapalooza' has always been synonymous with summer, great music and four days of unforgettable fun -- which made last year's decision to postpone it all the more difficult, now, less than a year later and armed with a vaccine that is safe, effective and widely available, we are able to bring back one of our city's most iconic summer music festivals.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 2 months ago Top News

I understand, having investigated many of these shootings, that officers are in many instances called upon to make split second decisions, particularly in instances like this one where there's a gun, nonetheless, a traffic accident, a traffic incident should not result in the death of anyone. So, we have more work to do to be sure.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago US News

I am heartbroken and angered that a 7-year-old child was killed this afternoon on Chicago's West Side. This unthinkable act of violence has no place here. The epidemic of gun violence cutting our children's lives short can not go on.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Top News

This is going to be one of most important policy decisions that is made by the city of Chicago in decades. ... Really recalibrating the relationship between the people and the police, we've got to get this right... so we are actually setting these proposals up for success and not failure.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

We must do everything we can also to eliminate the scourge of firearms from our city, we have too many damn guns on our streets.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

Foot pursuits put everyone involved at risk, the officers, the person being pursued and bystanders, we have to do better, and I charge the superintendent with bringing to me a policy that recognizes how dangerous this is. We can't afford to lose more lives.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

Simply put, we failed Adam Toledo. And we can not afford to fail one more young person in our city.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

I don't want to get into the real substance of this because the independent investigation is going on, but I've seen no evidence whatsoever that Adam Toledo shot at the police.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago US News

If you're shooting an unarmed child with his hands in the air, it is an assassination. as a mom, this is not something Adeena Weiss-Ortiz want children to see.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

We have to do better, we can't afford to lose more lives.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

As a mom, this is not something Adeena Weiss-Ortiz want children to see.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

Let’s be clear. An adult put a gun in a child’s hand. A young and impressionable child. And one who should not have been provided with lethal force. A weapon that could and did irreparably change the course of his life, this happens way too often in our city. And it’s way past time for us to say, ‘no more.’.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 3 months ago U.S.

Gangs are preying on our most vulnerable, corrupting these young minds with promises of familia and lucre, none of us should accept that we have adults here and across Chicago preying upon vulnerable teenage boys.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 3 months ago U.S.

I want (to) know what happened, i just want justice for my son. That’s all.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 3 months ago U.S.

That’s how we lessen the allure of gang life.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 3 months ago U.S.

When you have unions that have other aspirations beyond being a union, and maybe being something akin to a political party, then there’s always going to be conflict, i think, ultimately, they’d like to take over not only Chicago Public Schools, but take over running the city government.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 4 months ago U.S.

These past 11 months have been a whirlwind for our entire city, pushing us to limits countless times. We’ve lost jobs, we’ve lost loved ones… We have all been on a nonstop emotional rollercoaster that we have individually and collectively tried to navigate.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 5 months ago U.S.

The parties have been in discussions throughout the course of the day to determine if there is a pathway toward a final, comprehensive deal, those discussions continue.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 5 months ago Latest Headlines

We are failing those children by not giving them the option to return to school. Failing grades, depression, isolation and so much more.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 5 months ago Top News

None of this is easy. The uncertainty and risk our educators, our students and our families confront all take a toll.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 6 months ago Top News

This is a great disappointment, there is no question that students are persevering. But there is also no question that there is no substitute for in-person learning.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 6 months ago U.S.

Our city is two-thirds people of color, yet we are falling woefully behind in the number of people of color who've been vaccinated today.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

We should all be disgusted, we should all feel hurt and betrayed in this moment of all moments.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 6 months ago U.S.

Frustration, anger, unfortunately some of that is playing out in violence, a lot of things that are manifestations of trauma and mental health challenges have been in full bloom.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 7 months ago U.S.

Over the past six months, we have asked so much of our business community, but each time, our businesses have stepped up to the plate, this next step in our reopening is good news for business owners as well as the communities they serve and the thousands of residents that work for them.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 10 months ago Top News

No one should ever feel they can break into our businesses, destroy and steal property and get away with it, i also want those in particular, who have been shaken by this week, and the events of the summer, to know that I hear you loud and clear.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 months ago Top News

I also want those in particular, who have been shaken by this week, and the events of the summer, to know that I hear you loud and clear.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 11 months ago Top News

If those agents are here to actually work in partnership and support of gun violence and violent cases, plugging into existing infrastructure of federal agents, not trying to play police in our streets, then that's something different, but the proof is going to be in the pudding. It's too soon to say if this is a value add or not.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

I have great concerns about that particularly given the track record in the city of Portland. I spent a lot of time yesterday talking with the mayor or Portland to get a sense of what has happened there. We don't need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the streets and holding them, I think, unlawfully. That's not what we need.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

If the President is truly sincere about wanting to help. There are a number of things that the federal government is uniquely qualified to do that we could use his help with. And they all revolve around the fact that we have way too many illegal guns on our streets.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

Its not just on the police department. Not just on the fire department. Not just on elected officials, all of us have to embrace our notion of community and think about what we can do, each of us in our own way, to make our communities safe and healthy and vibrant.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

As a mother, I am tired of the funerals. I am tired of burying our children.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

It won't be tolerated. We are actively at work identifying the officers who are responsible.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

In my view, they forfeited their right to be Chicago Police officers.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

This is a call to action moment for all of us, when we talk about equity and inclusion, they are not just nice notions. They are an imperative that we must embrace as a city.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

If you know LA, you think of Watts, you think of South Central, he worked together to make those communities safe and engaged those communities. This is a guy who knows how to get something done.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

We've given them a historic deal by any measure, the fact that our children aren't back in school tomorrow is on them.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

We made some movement to try to get a deal done and I was deeply disappointed that with that movement ... they would not take the deal.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

There is a finite pot of money. We don't have unlimited cash to keep funding the things that are aspirational and maybe things that, on values that we share, we have to live within our means. That's what the taxpayers expect of us, and that's what we're going to do.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

I'm pissed at the fact that the kids have been out for so long, they need their class time.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

There should be a sense of urgency, we have been making progress, not enough, not fast enough.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed to me that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a couple of drinks with dinner.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

They need to stop beautifying Lake Shore Drive and do something for these people. Lake Shore Drive is beautiful enough. [W]hat we need is for the union to come back to the table to bargain in good faith, spend the time actually getting a deal done, face to face with us, and not off to the side in a caucus.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 1 year ago U.S.

I was disappointed by the CTU's decision to begin a work stoppage and force the cancellation of classes, we rolled up our sleeves and negotiated in good faith over a long period of time.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

We walked into a staggeringly large deficit for next year and what was worse we were not left with any credible plan on how to fix this massive problem.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

While the study confirms our concerns about the tax structure that the legislature passed, we know that this can be addressed, and we look forward to working with the governor and legislative leaders to revise the legislation.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on Reuters 1 year ago U.S.

It wasn't a playground, it was a park. It wasn't seven dead. It wasn't 52 wounded in one incident, which is what this suggests. And it's misleading, it's important when we're talking about people's lives to actually get the facts correct, which one can easily do if you actually cared about getting it right.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

Chicago has taken concrete steps to support our immigrant communities, chicago will always be a welcoming city and a champion for the rights of our immigrant and refugee communities.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

I have directed -- and Superintendent Johnson has confirmed -- that CPD has terminated ICE's access to CPD's databases related to federal immigration enforcement activities.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

We need to make sure we are out there with job training, everything we can to drive down unemployment, make sure kids aren’t living in poverty, good schools, this really does take a multi-faceted approach.

– Lori Lightfoot

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

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