Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s New Mayor, Promises Change, Confronts ‘Massive’ Challenges

Governing: By winning election as Chicago's new mayor on Tuesday, Lori Lightfoot has made history. No black woman has led an American city as large as Chicago.

“The prospect of having an African American female in the third-largest city is pretty much of a big, big deal,” says Karen Freeman-Wilson, a black woman who is mayor of nearby Gary, Ind.

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