The people feel a great deal of inequality for many reasons, but, the ability to realize wealth is a big problem.

I am very confident Mayor Lightfoot will seek ways to return small businesses to the Chicago landscape. I think she cares about the people. She, as other government officials, need to articulate the grievances of the people. Only when those grievances are part of the dialogue will people believe they will be addressed.

I think the observations about "The Loop" that was addressed by Mayor Lightfoot is a good beginning. Government leaders have to listen and hear as well as see and wish for peace.

June 1, 2020
By Gregory Pratt

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (click here) denied that the city prioritized protecting the Loop over neighborhoods on the South and West sides over the weekend and promised to help rebuild.

“There is no way, no way we would ever let any neighborhood receive more resources and protection than any others. Ever,” Lightfoot said. “That certainly didn’t happen over the course of the weekend.”

Lightfoot said such criticism is offensive to her as a black woman and added: “We did not stand by and let the South and West sides burn as some are propagating.”

Lightfoot made her comments after protests over the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police, led to nationwide civil unrest, including widespread looting and some arson. The city shut down most access to Chicago’s downtown on Sunday after people burned and looted businesses in the Loop, and looting migrated to neighborhoods on the South and West sides....