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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...
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...
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...
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 questions
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIllinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office issued an order instructing his 78-member...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration enters new year with city at crossroads on migrants,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCHICAGO — On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis...
In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago 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 of reform ...
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’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 having mayoral ...