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The first African-American female mayor in Chicago history will be Lori Lightfoot:

While celebrating her victory in becoming the first African-American woman picked to lead Chicago, Lori Lightfoot thanked the city and those who blazed the trail for her victory.

“We may be strangers but in this room, in this city we are all neighbors,” she told a cheering crowd following her win.
Lightfoot faced a historic runoff Tuesday against Toni Preckwinkle, who is also an African-American woman.
“Now that it’s over I know that we will work together for the city that we both love,” Lightfoot said at her campaign celebration. “Today you did more than make history, you created a movement for change.”

Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman will appear in court to face college admissions charges:

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are among a group of 11 wealthy parents expected in federal court on Wednesday as part of the college admissions scam.

The defendants are each charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in what prosecutors called “Operation Varsity Blues.” Authorities say the parents paid a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and/or bribe college coaches in order to get their children into competitive universities.
The hearing will be the first time the public hears anything of significance from Loughlin about her role in the scheme. Several brands have distanced themselves from the “Full House” actress and her daughter, 19-year-old social media influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli, since the charges were announced.

Federal prosecutors say woman illegally entered Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club:

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a woman carrying Chinese passports accused of illegally entering President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

Yujing Zhang claimed a friend had asked her to fly from Shanghai to the club to try to speak to a member of Trump’s family about economic relations between the US and China, according to the complaint.
Zhang gained access to the property last Saturday through an apparent miscommunication with members of Mar-a-Lago security.

Lauren London opens up about Nipsey Hussle’s death:

Lauren London broke her silence Tuesday and paid tribute to her longtime boyfriend Nipsey Hussle.

“I am completely lost. I’ve lost my best friend, my sanctuary, my protector, my soul,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
“I’m lost without you. We are lost without you babe. I have no words.”

Michael Brown’s mother loses city council election in Ferguson, where her son was killed by a police officer:

Nearly five years after her son Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Lesley McSpadden was defeated in the city council election.

McSpadden was one of three candidates vying for a council seat in the St. Louis suburb. She lost to Fran Griffin Tuesday night.
McSpadden, who also goes by Lezley, was among three candidates running to represent Ferguson’s 3rd Ward. If she had been elected, she would have overseen the police department linked to her son’s death.

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