Dahleen Glanton: Being the ‘first black openly gay female mayor’ didn’t affect Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first year

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made history by becoming the first black openly gay female mayor of a major city. But her first year in office will be defined by the relentless coronavirus pandemic that brought Chicago to a halt. Perhaps it is because of the coronavirus that people seem to have forgotten all of the hoopla that erupted 12 months ago over the election. Chicago was deemed one of the …