Chicago's Elitest Mayor

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• Muddy

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  2 years ago

  She might be the worst mayor in history and that is saying something
• TheeOSU

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  2 years ago

  There are so many to choose from but yeah she's at the very least near the top of that list.
• skibum609

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  2 years ago

  She's not a guy???
• gammanu95

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  2 years ago

  Water is wet. Grass is green. Democrats are despicable hypocrites.
• yahtzee74

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  2 years ago

  Not surprising considering she used the police to keep protesters away from her house.
• Papi_Chulo

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  2 years ago

  Under Lightfoot's aka Lightweight's "leadership"; not only is Chicago losing citizens that are leaving the city; but they are also losing major corporations including the Citadel which is one of the biggest hedge-funds around and it's founder was the richest man in Illinois (b/f he left) - Boeing also moved their headquarters out of Chicago after they had moved it to Chicago from Seattle. And now the city is losing Da Bears: "Chicago Mayor Proposes $2.2 Billion Plan To Entice NFL Team To Stay; Bears Moving On To Safer Suburb" On Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed a $900 million to $2.2 billion Hail Mary offer to convince the Bears to stay in their home stadium of over 50 years. However, the Chicago Bears stated in a press release earlier this month that they wouldn’t consider any other offers, even for their home stadium, Soldier Field. The NFL team reaffirmed that sentiment to ESPN this week, noting that they were set on moving to another location over 30 miles away. The Bears plan to move to Arlington Park, the longtime site of Churchill Downs’ thoroughbred racing in Arlington Heights. That area experiences well below the national median of crime levels, according to multiple crime statistic analyses. Census data reports that the area has a median household income of over $100,200, and just over four percent of residents were in poverty. Comparatively, the city of Chicago suffers from high crime rates characterized by record numbers of shootings. Census data revealed that the city had a median household income of nearly $62,100, and over 17 percent of residents were in poverty. Along with the Bears’ definitive statement, Lightfoot revealed to AP News that the team refused to meet with her. Even so, Lightfoot hasn’t slowed on her attempts to further negotiations. Lightfoot explained in Monday’s press release that the $900 million to $2.2 billion would cover three different renovation options that could result in either a fully-enclosed stadium, a dome stadium, or a multi-purpose stadium suitable for soccer games and concerts. Lightfoot noted that the first two options were proposed with the Bears in mind. She asserted that the Bears would save an estimated $1 to $1.5 billion in costs if they remained with Soldier Field rather than moving on to Arlington Park. [view link]