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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 days agoWhen Brandon Johnson visited the Illinois State Capitol as mayor-elect, he emphatically rejected the...
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...
‘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 questions
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 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...
Lightfoot splashes into crowded Chicago mayoral field with reelection launch
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot officially announced her bid for a second term on Tuesday, confirming the worst-kept secret in town. The first-term Democratic mayor is pinning her 2023 reelection ...
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,...