The village of Hazel Crest made history Tuesday, swearing in its first-ever female mayor.

Lori Lightfoot – Chicago, Illinois Lori Lightfoot made history in 2019 as the first Black woman and first openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) speaks to demonstrators protesting the policies of President Donald Trump on May 1 in Grant Park. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) ...

Johnson – a former teacher and longtime Chicago Teachers Union organizer who had most recently been serving as a Cook County commissioner – won the race for mayor in April in a tight contest ...

Lewes' first female mayor, Amy Marasco, might be overqualified for the position. She has a plethora of experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Marasco has served as vice mayor of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the defensive following the resignation of the school board over budgetary issues.

Karen Bass was sworn in as the first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historic achievement in her career.

Peggy Montes shows a copy of a 1987 photo of her, Mayor Harold Washington and female Chicago Fire Department firefighter academy graduates.

Patty Gregory remembers the moment she knew she would be Belleville’s first female mayor. It was following a phone call in 2020 from an elected official after she announced her candidacy for ...

With a projected third-place finish, Lori Lightfoot, the city's first Back, openly gay female mayor, is expected to become the first elected mayor to lose a reelection bid since Jane Byrne in 1983 ...

Lightfoot is the first incumbent elected Chicago mayor to lose re-election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, lost her primary.