(CNN) Chicago elected Lori Lightfoot as its first black female mayor in a historic victory applauded beyond the nation's third-most populous city. Lori LightfootIn the runoff Tuesday, Lightfoot ran against Toni Preckwinkle, who is also an African-American woman. "Now that it's over I know that we will work together for the city that we both love," Lightfoot said at her campaign celebration. History in more ways than oneLightfoot, 56, a former assistant US attorney, describes herself as "an out and proud black lesbian." When she is sworn in, she will be the first mayor in Chicago who identifies as a lesbian.

Source: CNN April 03, 2019 05:03 UTC