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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Fran Spielman

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Facing stiff headwinds lightfoot launches campaign for a second term | History Defined

A happy Lori Lightfoot on the night of her landslide win over Toni Preckwinkle in the 2019 mayoral runoff election. Whether she is as happy on election night next year remains an open question. (Sun-Times Media)

Facing stiff headwinds, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday started her uphill climb to re-election with a River North fundraiser and a video embracing the combativeness that some view as her greatest weakness.

The piece-by-piece roll-out of a campaign that has long been a given will continue on Wednesday with five campaign stops — in Ashburn, Greater Grand Crossing, Little Village, Garfield Park and Boystown.

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