Chicago Mayor Did Not Ban Vigils For Fallen Officer

In early August Chicago Police Department officer Ella French was killed on duty during a traffic stop. Later in the month, social media users began claiming that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will not allow any vigils to be held in the officer’s name. These posts highlight that Mayor Lightfoot did allow Lollapalooza, a music event that drew a crowd of over 300,000 and was held in Grant Park, Chicago. One user commented, “She doesn’t have an honest, compassionate bone in her body!”