chgo mayor says why lollapalooza is cancelled: "we might as well just light ourselves on fire"

[orleans]

i really like lori lightfoot -- there's a clip of her at the link


City cancels all summer festivals including Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago due to coronavirus
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/city-cancels-all-summer-special-events-lollapalooza-taste-of-chicago-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR210s2rgp6uRNL1cg67OC5SGjDNaOROb8aRtOzIp2hJeWJN_AoQKIIPQc8

[Skittles]

1. she's powerful and witty and insightful

I'm impressed with Ms. Lightfoot

[SunSeeker]

2. She is smart and says it like it is.

How can you not love her?

Alas bigots/homophobes always find a way...

[mucifer]

3. Lori is having a horrible time with the murder rate and racist Chicago cops

On May 31st 18 people were murdered in 24 hours making it the highest number in Chicago in 60 years.

There were a lot of cops doing bad things during the protests. They also went weeks working 12 hour shifts no day off.

She is not planning on defunding the police but is trying to implement reforms.

Our city is deeply in debt and has spent a lot of money flattening the curb and protecting it's citizens. The federal government isn't helping much at all with the costs.

It's a horrible stressful job she has. She is losing her popularity in my city. People on the left and the right are turning against her.

She is brilliant and I hope she can figure things out in the mess we are in.