2014. [160][161], Also in early April, Lightfoot drew criticism for getting her hair cut in violation of the state's stay-at-home order. [13][25] Lightfoot and the Justice Department at the time disputed this characterization of her actions. And to everyones surprise, Lori won the runoff election on April 2, 2019, by the majority of votes against Toni Preckwinkle. ( Source : instagram ) Lori Lightfoot daughter Vivian Lightfoot is an accomplished track athlete at her school. She later graduated from the University of Michigan with flying colors. Lori is originally from Ohio and moved to Chicago to work in Emergency Management and communication and later worked in a police department. The proud Eshleman boldly displays affection for their child on Instagram on occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. In Chicago, Lightfoot is the second woman and the second African-American elected to lead the city. As such, Lori earned more than $497,000 from a law firm during her first year (2019) in office, Chicago Tribune reported in March 2021, from her tax return. Chicago mayoral rivals Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas are campaigning for Black voters ahead of the April 4 runoff. To see my father worrying every single day about basics utilities, his car payments, rent and then, when we were fortunate enough to move into a house and have a mortgage I never wanted to struggle in the way that he did. Although the figures vary to some extent depending on the analysts. [157][158], Lightfoot's administration worked with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to establish a makeshift hospital at McCormick Place. In 2021, Chicago set a 25-year homicide record with more than 800 killings. During a taping of the CNN podcast, The Axe Files, the mayor told host David Axelrod her 12-year-old daughter Vivian didnt like the video one bit. [4][5][6] Lightfoot ran for mayor of Chicago in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, advancing to a runoff election against Toni Preckwinkle, which Lightfoot won on April 2, 2019. They had later adopted a daughter named Vivian. [109] While the state did not approve a city-owned casino (reportedly preferred by Lightfoot, as it had been by her predecessors); state legislation allowed for a privately owned casino from which the city would receive one third of tax revenue generated. Preckwinkle fired Cisek and publicly apologized for his post. [13], She is a graduate of Washington High School in Massillon, where she was a trumpet player in the school band, sang alto in choir, point guard on the basketball team, volleyball player, softball player, yearbook editor, and Pep Club member. She argued that she was justified in doing so, saying, "Im the public face of this city. Lightfoot also practiced as a partner at Mayer Brown law firm after graduating from law school. [140] Lightfoot nominated David Brown to be superintendent of police on April 2, 2020. Mayoral candidate Ald. She previously helped with Lightfoot's mayoral campaign in 2019. WHO IS AMY ESHLEMAN, LORI LIGHTFOOT'S WIFE? So when I came homeand said, 'By the way, I just did my first TikTok,' of course, her reaction was, 'I can't believe you did it with somebody else and you didn't do it with me!'".