Op-ed: Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council — finally, a taste of democracy in Chicago – Chicago Tribune*

Former alderman Dick Simpson: "Mayor Lightfoot, backed by high voter approval, has not been above using her considerable power. Nor has she been afraid of sharply confronting her opposition, often with harsh words and personal attacks. But she is not a 'boss' like Richard J. Daley or Michael Bilandic were."