Incoming Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to strip key powers of city aldermen such as veto power over building permits and liquor licenses in their wards, a move aimed at cutting corruption
CHICAGO—Incoming Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she would strip key powers from the 50-member city council, such as veto power over building permits and liquor licenses in their wards, moving quickly to spend political capital she earned in her landslide election victory.
Ms. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who will be sworn in Monday, will be the first black woman mayor and first gay mayor of the nation’s third largest city. She defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, 74% to 26%, running on...
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