value including money to entice someone to vote one way or the other or simply just to vote. Hairston soon took the post down. Hairston is a member of the Council's Progressive Reform Caucus. In the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, Hairston endorsed Toni Preckwinkle, declaring her support for her in advance of the first round of the election upon Preckwinkle's entrance into the mayoral race. On August 26, 2022, Hairston announced that she would not run for re-election in the 2023 election, retiring at the end of her term. References External links Alderman Lesile Hairston's biography page on the City of Chicago's website 1961 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Chicago City Council members Living people Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni University of Chicago Laboratory Schools alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Women city councillors in Illinois Illinois Democrats