Gregory Pratt

Jan 29, 2025 | kansascity.com | Jake Sheridan |Alice Yin |Gregory Pratt

Dec 24, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Nell Salzman |Alice Yin |Gregory Pratt

Apr 2, 2024 | audible.com | Gregory Pratt |Adam Goldman |Oscar Wilde |Andrea Bartz

Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis. Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots. For four years, the person at the center of this storm was Lori Lightfoot.

Aug 23, 2023 | gmtoday.com | Gregory Pratt |Alice Yin

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down with Tribune City Hall reporters Gregory Royal Pratt and Alice Yin last week to talk about his time in office as he approached the end of his first 100 days in office. Here’s a transcript of their exchange. Gregory Royal Pratt: You know, you’re different than Mayor (Lori) Lightfoot in a variety of ways. You know, when I joke about it, I like to say that she wakes up in a bad mood and you wake up in a good mood as a personality barometer.

Jul 6, 2023 | scribd.com | Gregory Pratt |Alice Yin

CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days. Lori Lightfoot similarly held a pre-inaugural news conference in 2019 detailing her transition committee’s recommendations and her aspirations for the administration to come. Since winning the April 4 election to become Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson has taken a much different approach to the change from candidate to mayor.