How Lori Lightfoot lost Chicago

The rise -- and fall -- of a one-time Democratic star

In 2019, Lori Lightfoot was seen as the (or at least a) next big thing in Democratic politics. She had taken on the Chicago political establishment — in the form of Mayor Rahm Emanuel — and won. (Emanuel announced he would not seek a third term six months before the election; Lightfoot went on to win.)

Four years later, it was all over. Lightfoot lost h…