Latvians: Lori Lightfoot’s departure can’t happen soon enough – Chicago can finally move forward

“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

This is my final statement from Lori Lightfoot, who has served as mayor of Chicago for the past few years and practically brought the city to its foundations when it came to both a massive rise in crime and the downsizing of a once-honorable police force.

In case you missed the news, Lightfoot missed out on a second term in the recent election, not only losing but finishing in third place.

This means that the people of Chicago thought there were two candidates, not one, who could do a better job than her. If that’s not a sign that the city has lost confidence in her, then I’m not sure what it is.

Lightfoot was just in a mess. There is no workaround for this.

Since the rise of COVID-19 (from which the city has taken a sweet time to recover) and the “protect police” protests in 2020, the former mayor has made a commitment to leave Chicago’s noble police force in tatters. She fought against giving them any funding, ironically spending a lot of money on her own private security service. I am not kidding.

And what happened as a result? The officers left their posts, tired of the pressure that came not only from the increase in murders in the city, but also from Lightfoot’s completely ridiculous restrictions.

It became so unbearable that several officers even committed suicide, which should never have happened. Always happen. Our officers deserve better, and the fact that Lightfoot has taken precious resources is contemptible.

It gets worse.

With the decrease in available officers, Lightfoot actually increased the hours of those who were still on the force. This meant canceling previously granted vacation requests and mandatory overtime. It eventually got to the point where the officers were exhausted and lost faith in their jobs. No one – and I mean absolutely no one – deserves that.

Lightfoot attempted to leave sympathetically, noting that she was rooting for Chicago’s next mayor. But the critics, myself included, knew. It was time for her to go.

Critics erupted in anger en masse after Lightfoot’s removal from office. But my personal favorite came from Jonathan Turley, a criminal defense attorney who writes regularly for Fox News. He wrote“There is still hope for my hometown. Lori Lightfoot is out. The biggest potential improvement for the city since 1900 when the Chicago River was reversed.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green also added something. “Crime doesn’t pay off.” Absolutely right.

Lori Lightfoot.
Crime doesn’t pay off.

— Marjorie Taylor Green (@mtgreenee) March 1, 2023

Now it only remains to be seen who will take the place of mayor and compensate for the significant damage caused by Lightfoot.

CEO and City Budget Officer Paul Wallas will face off against Cook County Board of Commissioners Brandon Johnson in the second round on April 4th. Let’s hope we see Chicago get the lead it deserves and the police get their respect back. .

I acknowledge that Chicago has a long way to go. Crime won’t fix itself, and there’s still the question of how the cops are properly cared for.

But I trust Wallas or Johnson much more than Lightfoot, who did everything for herself and her goal. When one person believes that he is more than a city, he will definitely pay for it. And the citizens of Chicago are tired of paying their bills.

I wish you both good luck in the second round. As for Lightfoot, I would repeat my statement above, but I kind of like Turley’s statement that the Chicago River is changing its course. Finally, things can get off the ground.

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