NEWS: A lawsuit against the city by a former Park District attorney alleges that Mayor Lori Lightfoot berated staff in obscene terms over Columbus statue, told them “My dick is bigger than yours and the Italians, I have the biggest dick in Chicago.” chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-li…
Lightfoot also allegedly ripped on Park District lawyers’ legal skills: “Did you even go to law school? Do you even have a law license?” chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-li…
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A colleague sent me this 2020 email from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. I could teach a journalism class about it.
Don’t be afraid to anger officials because they’ll cut your access somehow. There are thousands of sources and ideas in a bureaucracy, few good ones come from access. Just because the boss is mad doesn’t mean you can’t do your job. Institutions aren’t monolithic.
Don’t take things personal when they’re good or when they’re bad. Reporting relationships have ups and downs. This was in a period where Mayor Lightfoot was upset with Tribune stories. It happens.