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Rev. Jesse Jackson to retire from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Politico via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCHICAGO — Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the Civil Rights icon and former presidential candidate, is...
Lori Lightfoot came out of nowhere to win the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race. Can a lesser-known...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — At this time in Chicago’s 2019 election cycle, nobody gave Lori Lightfoot a chance to win...
Despite lackluster response to his Springfield agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson vows: ‘We keep...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhen Brandon Johnson visited the Illinois State Capitol as mayor-elect, he emphatically rejected the...
‘Black and brown tension’ evident in Democratic contest for Illinois Supreme Court seat
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUndeterred by Cook County Democrats’ decision to back appointed incumbent Justice Joy Cunningham in...
Race dominates final days of the mayoral election in deeply segregated Chicago
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — They wore black T-shirts bearing his image, carried “Women for Brandon Johnson” signs and...
Illinois House speaker’s office orders Democratic lawmakers to remain silent over Tribune reporter's...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCHICAGO — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office issued an order instructing his...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration enters new year with city at crossroads on migrants, other...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would...
In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive leader of a city beset by...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failure to advance to a runoff election Tuesday represents an astonishing fall from power four years after she was ushered into City Hall with a promise ...
Paul Vallas says he can save Chicago: 'Our house is on fire'
Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn Chicago’s closely watched mayoral race, frontrunner Paul Vallas bills himself as a moderate,...
Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Chicago’s April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started ...