Ray Hanania On Politics, Media And Life

Alderman Lopez says Mayor Lightfoot's failures empower street gangs Special Column/Podcast Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 Season 3, Episode 9 15th Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez in an interview this week told me that Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not only failed to confront street gangs but has empowered them with her rhetoric and failed policies. Coupled with States Attorney Kim Foxx's failed policies, street gangs are emboldened and the Chicago Police have been weakened. Ald. Lopez said that must change. By Ray Hanania Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez said that Mayor Lori Lightfoot sudden concern to confront street gangs is driven by politics, not by a concern for the or its citizens. One of several City Council members who have challenged Lightfoot’s failure in confronting street gang violence and the COVID pandemic, Lopez said Monday “anything is possible” when asked if he might run for mayor. Lopez entered public service in 1996 as a volunteer in the 23rd Ward organization of then Democratic Committeeman and Con