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In Chicago runoff election for mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson differ on crime
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Two candidates with different approaches to public safety are battling to be the new mayor...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses bid for reelection
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe race for Chicago's next mayor was shaved to just two candidates Tuesday while voters...
Daywatch: Brandon Johnson to be sworn in as Chicago’s 57th mayor. How did he get here?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood morning, Chicago. Today, Brandon Johnson officially becomes Chicago’s 57th mayor. The 47-year-old will be sworn in at the Credit Union 1 Arena on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus ...
Chicago police superintendent recommends firing cop accused of dragging Black woman by her hair
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair and...
Gregory Royal Pratt: ‘They won’t burn my city down.’ How Mayor Lightfoot handled the rioting in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe following lightly edited excerpt is from Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt’s new book, “The...
Chicago’s messy, caustic mayor’s contest has Democrats feuding over crime
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe party strife has made the Chicago mayor’s race a crucible for how high-profile Democrats are threading their messages around policing, violence and racial justice.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Martin Luther King Jr. leads ‘the first significant freedom movement in the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name first appeared in the Chicago Tribune in early 1956, for his leadership of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. “We must use the weapon of love. ... We ...
In the early 20th century, the Chicago River Swim was an annual event that drew thousands of...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoOn Sept. 22, some 500 participants are expected to jump in downtown waters for the Chicago River...
Shooting at gas station in South Loop caught on camera
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO — A shootout at a gas station in the South Loop was captured on surveillance cameras....
A modern history of museum lootings
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuseum theft. Illustrated | Getty Images On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, the show's host explored the dark history of museums,...