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Who Is Lori Lightfoot?

Who Is Lori Lightfoot?

Update: 2019-03-29

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Lori Lightfoot was catapulted into the spotlight in the fallout from Laquan McDonald’s murder. But before that, she was hardly a household name in Chicago. WBEZ’s Claudia Morell zooms in on three pivotal moments in the life of the unlikely mayoral frontrunner — moments where she defined her circumstances, and moments where she was defined by them.

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Who Is Lori Lightfoot?

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