A Look Back On Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Year In Office

Wednesday marks the mayor's one-year anniversary in office.

May 19, 3:10 p.m. CT

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to a question after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a stay-at-home order to combat the spread of COVID-19 during a news conference Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

A Look Back On Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Year In Office

Wednesday marks the mayor's one-year anniversary in office.

By Nereida Moreno, Jason Marck

May 19, 3:10 p.m. CT

It’s been one year since Mayor Lori Lightfoot took office, making history as the first black woman and first openly gay person to lead the city of Chicago.

Reset takes a closer look at the Lightfoot administration’s biggest accomplishments, and the challenges that lie ahead.

GUESTS: Claudia Morell, WBEZ City Hall reporter

A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business