Mayor flexes muscle in first Chicago City Council meeting

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot managed to reshape the city council in her reformer image - installing new chairmen and new operating rules to prevent aldermanic conflict of interest - by a voice vote Wednesday.

"I think it went fine," a self-satisfied Lightfoot said, in a dramatic understatement.

It actually went more than fine. It was a triumph.

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