Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot speaks to reporters after meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel at City Hall on April 3, the day after she defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election. Chicago politics defy simple categorization. Judged by its exports, it is a center of black political power. Before this election, Chicago had only elected one black mayor — Harold Washington in the 1980s. Lightfoot will enter City Hall with arguably the most progressive Chicago city council in history.

Source: Washington Post April 10, 2019 10:52 UTC