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.