As challengers line up to run for Chicago mayor, incumbent dealing with crime, union fights and difficulties forging good political relationships.
after three tumultuous years, she finds herself in a familiar position: on the defensive.
“I have never met anybody who has managed to piss off every single person they come in contact with — police, fire, teachers, aldermen, businesses, manufacturing,” Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza, 10th, a onetime close Lightfoot allyfor reelection. “I said it. That’s it. I don’t care.” “Everybody keeps telling me, ‘she’s done, she’s done, she’s done,’ ” said Ald. Nick Sposato, 38th, a Lightfoot ally. “But you’ve got to have somebody to beat somebody.”
Even though Lightfoot has not formally announced her reelection bid, she’s expected to and made clear that she’s watching the landscape carefully to avoid being upstaged. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, who has polled about running for mayor and last week created a Quigley for Chicago campaign committee, recently sent out an anti-crime mailer that touted a federal gun buyback program he’s supported. Lightfoot announced a $1 million gun buyback of her own shortly after.She also last year unveiled a $31.5 million guaranteed basic income program after opposing a similar initiative by Ald.
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