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Lisa Beasley as Lory Litefoot

Chicago comedian Lisa Beasley impersonates Mayor Lori Lightfoot as ‘Lory Litefoot’ and satirizes her response to Chicago Public Schools teachers’ concerns over in-person teaching during the omicron wave.

Lisa Beasley

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Comedian Lisa Beasley entertains CPS teachers in show impersonating Mayor Lori Lightfoot

By  Steve Bynum
   

Reset laughs it up with Chicago comedian Lisa Beasley. Her latest bit pokes fun at Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s response to Chicago Public Schools teachers’ concerns over in-person teaching during the omicron wave.

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