Apr 18, 2021 Chicago Twitter is ablaze after rumors allege Mayor Lori Lightfoot was caught cheating on her wife, First Lady Amy Eshleman. While a public statement has yet to be released, Chicago civil rights advocate Ja’Mal Green posted a tweet-and-delete around the matter, “Lori Lightfoot is resigning tomorrow in a stunning end to her mayorship.

My willingness to believe Twitter rumors is directly related to how hilarious they are, and this one is a doozy. It’s definitely true. ETA: Does anyone else find it odd she took the time to issue a furious, multi-tweet statement about social media rumors, while not actually denying them? CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was trending on social media for part of the weekend over what she called 'homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors' on Twitter. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany a 'Karen' on Twitter Thursday, after reportedly being mentioned as a 'derelict mayor' during a press briefing. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.

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According to Mayor Lightfoot, she’s not resigning and the “homophobic, racist and misogynistic” rumors are untrue.

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The city of Chicago has been calling for the resignation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot following the fatal shooting Adam Toledo, but now, rumors are swirling that she could be stepping down for a completely different reason.

Activists throughout the city of Chicago are calling for her resignation, along with Police Superintendent David Brown, following the release of bodycam footage that shows an officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

According to reports from CBS Chicago, protesters marched throughout the city on Thursday after the city’s police oversight agency released footage of the fatal shooting on March 29 in the Little Village neighborhood. They went on to criticize the Mayor’s slow response to release information, including the officer’s name, throughout the week.

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As this situation continues to escalate, rumors began to swirl on social media that Lightfoot was actually preparing to resign–but not for the reason everyone was hoping. That’s when allegations of infidelity in the Mayor’s marriage came to light.

Rumors circulating around the internet allege Lightfoot cheated on her wife, Amy Eshleman, in Elmhurst at a hotel paid for by the city. This rumor goes on to state that the girl’s boyfriend was caught with a gun, after which she called the Mayor and told her to take care of it, or she would go public with their alleged affair.

When Eshleman allegedly found out, she fought with Lightfoot, causing their daughter to tell police about the incident.

At this point, these are all just rumors.

A public statement on the matter has yet to be released.

This all started when Chicago civil rights advocate Ja’Mal Green posted a tweet saying, “Lori Lightfoot is resigning tomorrow in a stunning end to her mayorship. WOW.” He deleted it shortly after.

He followed it up with another tweet, alluding to the idea that Mayor Lightfoot should have issued a statement already if the rumors weren’t true.

“If something isn’t true, simply put out a statement and kill the rumor,” he wrote. “We all hope the resignation is true but the reason should be one of your former scandals. Anjanette Young, demonizing Adam Toledo, these are good reasons too.”

Former United States Secretary of Education, who also previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan followed up with a cryptic tweet late Saturday evening, writing, “Chicago, will see what tomorrow brings…”

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will 'continue to lead' the city, following online comments circulating Saturday night

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Serial number nitro pro. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday slammed unspecified “rumors” circulating online as “trash” as she vowed to “continue to lead” the city.

In a five-part Twitter thread posted Sunday morning, Lightfoot called the virtual chatter 'homophobic, racist and misogynistic' as she warned anyone not willing to work with her on problems facing the city to “get out of the way.”

Here are the combined contents of Lightfoot's thread:

Good morning from my mansion in Sauganash. Seriously, though—our city doesn’t have any time for homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors, today or any day. It’s shocking and disappointing to see some media members and verified Twitter handles are peddling this trash as truth. If people hadn't noticed, we have major challenges in Chicago we need to address TOGETHER. This nonsense that some apparently have the luxury of indulging in has not fed one person, stopped the pandemic, housed anyone living on the street or saved one young person. Anyone who wants to work with me to make progress, I'm ready. Even if we don't always see eye to eye, if you actually love this city and want to be part of making it better, let's do the work. The rest of you, get out of the way. I will continue to lead a group of the willing all across our city who are about doing the people's work. The people of Chicago elected me mayor, and I will continue to serve today, tomorrow and into the future. Back to work.

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Lightfoot swatted down the “rumors” as “trash” as tensions ran high in the city following the release of body camera video on Thursday showing a Chicago police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighborhood last month.

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Logan Square Friday night, moving toward Lightfoot's home as they called for change amid an ongoing investigation into the shooting that has again put Chicago at the forefront of a nationwide debate on policing and racial justice.