Sources: CNN
Brandon Johnson wins a runoff election for mayor of Chicago. 2023-04-4
Lori Lightfoot loses her re-election bid as Mayor of Chicago, becoming the first one-term mayor in 40 years. 2023-02-28
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issues a new stay-at-home advisory that asks people to leave the house only for work, school or other essential reasons. It is scheduled to take effect for 30 days beginning at 6:00 a.m. CST on November 16. 2020-11-12
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces a new restrictions banning indoor service for bars without a food license and impose non-essential business curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. CT for two weeks from tomorrow. In addition, all liquor sales at all establishments must end at 9 p.m. and all Chicagoans should refrain from gatherings of more than six people or any social gatherings after 10 p.m. 2020-10-22
Police in Wauwatosa announces that tear gas has been deployed as protests against the killing of Alvin Cole has occurred for three consecutive days. 2020-10-9
Antifa militants, far-right groups, and pro-Confederacy groups clash at Stone Mountain, near the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. 2020-08-15
Hundreds of people gather and protest in Portland, Oregon, marking the 66th night of protests in the city. 2020-08-2
Two statues of Christopher Columbus are removed from Chicago's Grant Park and Arrigo Park, in the city's Little Italy. Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot said these temporary removals are a response to demonstrations that became unsafe for both protesters and police. Injuries and arrests resulted when, on July 17, police clashed with protesters who attempted to topple the Grant Park statue. Activists say that monuments of Columbus, blamed for the genocide and exploitation of the Americas' Indigenous people, should not be on public display. Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police criticized these removals. 2020-07-24
The American reality TV program "Cops" is canceled after 31 years amid police brutality protests. 2020-06-9
At least 1,383 people have been arrested in 17 cities during the protests since Thursday. 2020-05-31