‘She doesn’t want the drama’: anger as Chicago mayor comes up short on police reform

Two years into office, Lori Lightfoot is accused of back-pedaling on reform while botching some high-profile cases involving police killing or misconduct

On 20 May 2019, the freshly elected Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot, delivered her inauguration speech to a jubilant audience.

It was imbued with promises of fundamental change - tailored care for blighted neighborhoods, solutions to government corruption and endemic violent crime, an ambitious agenda for tackling deep-rooted faults in the city.