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Lori Lightfoot Will Be 1st Black Woman, And Openly Gay Person, To Lead Chicago

Published April 3, 2019 at 12:52 PM CDT
Lori Lightfoot speaks at her election night party Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Lori Lightfoot speaks at her election night party Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor, making her the first African-American woman to lead the city. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Lori Lightfoot won a landslide victory in Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election in Chicago, beating Cook County Board President and Democratic Party leader Toni Preckwinkle. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos (@dmihalopoulos).

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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