Lightfoot Sued By Bank For Credit Card Debt: Reports

CHICAGO — JPMorgan Chase Bank is suing former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot after she failed to pay thousands in credit card bills, according to court records and a report from The Chicago Tribune.

The consumer debt complaint was filed in September and Lightfoot was served with a summons in October, according to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

The bank claimed she did not pay $11,078 in bills, the Tribune reported, citing a copy of the complaint and adding that a spokesperson for Lightfoot, who served as mayor from 2019 to 2023, declined to comment Monday.

Lightfoot reported adjusted gross income in 2021 of $402,414, according to the Tribune, which added she took out $210,000 that year in early distributions from retirement accounts. Her average adjusted gross income working as a partner at a law firm from 2014-17 was $971,626, the newspaper reported.

Her next court date is set for December, according to court records.