publication date: Thursday, April 4, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)

category: Government

clue: To outmaneuver the Chicago Democratic political machine, she'll have to tread lightly.

explanation: Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago just before this goo was published. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Stan Iwanchuk


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