Ald. Lopez has been one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's most vocal critics.
in next year's municipal elections, and now is the first challenger to drop out of that race.
"A crowded field only serves to benefit the mayor. Lightfoot must be defeated to save Chicago," Lopez said on Twitter. Lopez said he had gathered 26,000 signatures to get on the ballot for mayor, more than twice the number he needed, but he decided against running.
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