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Fran Spielman interviews Mayor Lori Lightfoot

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot holds her #StayHome branded facemask at McCormick Place’s Hall A, Friday, April 10, 2020.

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Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman is joined remotely by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss Chicago’s reopening plan and how restaurants, schools and our normal way of life may be affected moving forward.

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