Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised her voice at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at a City Council meeting Tuesday, calling him a 'liar' after he took issue with the casino approval process.
-- Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised her voice at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez at a City Council meeting Tuesday, calling him a"liar" after he took issue with the casino approval process.
Sigcho-Lopez called the approval process"a process that benefits the casino operator at the expense of the city," and said members of the City Council had a duty to refer it. The alderman also accused Mayor Lightfoot's administration of being"more worried about campaign contributions than doing the right thing for the City of Chicago.""I will not tolerate you besmirching the hard work of so many people who have worked on this. You may not agree. You may not agree, then vote no, but I will not sit here silently while you besmirch my reputation, and the people that work for me," Lightfoot shot back.
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