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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot stripped my press credentials—I’m suing to get them back
By William J. Kelly
November 19, 2022 1:20pm
It’s been three months since Chicago Mayor Lightfoot stripped me of my Chicago media credentials. I’m still waiting for a federal judge — an Obama appointee and former co-worker of Lightfoot — to restore my First Amendment rights.
I’ve been a credentialed journalist in Chicago for more than a decade. During that time, I’ve covered political figures such as former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Dick Durbin and, as a blogger for The Washington Times, I broke a viral story about a rumored plan to demolish former President Ronald Reagan’s Chicago home to make a parking lot for the Obama Presidential Library.
My work for conservative outlets such as the Daily Caller has made me unpopular with Democratic leaders and the left-leaning press.
But, lately, my combative exchanges with Mayor Lightfoot have grabbed extra attention, with many videos going viral and grabbing millions of views.
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https://nypost.com/2022/11/19/lori-lightfoot-stripped-my-press-credentialsim-suing-to-get-them-back/