(Chicago, IL) — Chiago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending the Chicago Police Department banning protesters from demonstrating on the block where she lives. The mayor said she and her family at times require heightened security because of daily threats made against her, her family and home.Officers guarding the mayor’s house have been ordered to arrest anyone who refuses to leave. This differs from how the city generally responded to demonstrations against former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who routinely had protesters gathered outside his Ravenswood home. Lightfoot said the death of George Floyd, the pandemic and the resulting economic hardship have created a unique set of circumstances demanding a show of force.
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