Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, left, kisses her wife, Amy Eshlemen, during her victory celebration Tuesday night after defeating challenger Toni Preckwinkle to become the first African-American woman and openly gay mayor of the city.
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Chicago makes history in mayoral race
Lori Lightfoot’s victory in the Chicago mayor’s race signaled hope among voters that the nation’s third-largest city may someday move beyond long-entrenched divides, racial and otherwise, that have left large parts of the metropolis feeling ignored by people in power.
