Convicted and Condemned: Michigan man found guilty of threatening to execute former Chicago Mayor

Threat against Lori Lightfoot filled with hate, violence leads to justice, raises urgent questions about protecting public officials

CHICAGO — A Michigan man has been found guilty of delivering a disturbing threat to former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, warning that he would kill her if she didn’t curb the city’s violence. The verdict was handed down Thursday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, following a bench trial last month.

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