Politics & Government

Lightfoot: I'll Recommend City IG Investigate Gardiner Allegations

"First and foremost, no one should ever be denied access to city services because of their political opinion," the mayor said.

CHICAGO (CBS) — At a CDOT news conference, Lightfoot said she spoke to the alderman last week about his comments towards women, but not about reports of him denying city services to constituents.

“First and foremost, no one should ever be denied access to city services because of their political opinion, who they may have supported in an election. That’s just not how we do things,” Lightfoot said. “I’m the mayor for the entire city. People who agree with me or don’t agree with me. We will never support any effort to deny city services. It’s fundamental.”

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