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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her “authentic” personality will be a cornerstone of the plan to “re-brand” Chicago and help the city recover from the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus, the city’s chief marketing officer said Thursday. Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
The “face of the city” looks like a 12-year-old trying on his father’s suit. Yeah, that will bring the tourists in droves.
She’s an arrogant affirmative action racist cop hater. This was all her idea.
Big mistake to feature Lightfoot center stage in this promotional effort. Some people may like her but many more do not. Better to promote the city and all of its wonderful benefits than her.
But how would you fill up the entire minute of the ad buys?
The City of Chicago was decimated by BLM and Antifa Thugs, not the Chinese Virus!
I assume this was meant as satire.
Is this “The Onion”…!!!??? Lol…
You’ve got an ugly midget as your face man? LOL, only in clown world. Larry looks like he should be on the Bozo show anyway. Do they run that anymore? Seriously, your policies led to a shutdown of the Mag Mile and a decade loss in any business interest to come in. Does anyone think Chicago will have any hope until it actually goes bankrupt and then chooses real leaders? I don’t. The place will fester for the next 10-15 years. I’ll come in now and again, and leave quickly, and safely. No reason to hang out when violence steadily… Read more »
Lighthead’s utter disconnect from reality – whether about the city, state or national issues, or HERSELF, grows at an astounding rate. There is no upper limit to the ridiculousness.
Trying to make chicken salad out of chicken s @ #t. Good luck!
nobody is flocking to Chicago when this is over…
If this is Plan A, then I don’t want to see Plan B!
Plan B is Authenticity plus nudity
The PR guy who came up with this is paid $1.00 per year by the city. That’s too much.
He should be paid with Groot’s Authenticity
This seems like a horrible plan.
Mind boggling.