Fran Spielman interviews Lori Lightfoot on City Council shakeup, Chicago parking meters

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Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot is interviewed by reporter Fran Spielman Wednesday, May 15, 2019. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

Just days before her inauguration as Chicago’s 56th mayor, Lori Lightfoot sat with Sun-Times City Hall Reporter Fran Spielman to discuss her first 100 days, changes in the City Council and Chicago’s much-maligned parking meter deal.

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