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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering Mayor Harold Washington, 35 years after his death
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe city unexpectedly lost Harold Washington — its first Black mayor — 35 years ago today, Chicago....
Black mayors are fighting to save America’s biggest cities
Yahoo News via AOL· 10 months agoFrom left: Eric Adams of New York, Karen Bass of Los Angeles, London Breed of San Francisco and...
Sentencing for ex-Ald. Edward Burke offers referendum on Chicago’s old-school corruption
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAfter a lifetime of backroom wheeling and dealing, former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke faces the most...
Candidates in City Council races for 6th and 21st wards seek to recapture glory of city’s Black...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt the height of Mayor Harold Washington’s administration in the 1980s, the 6th and 21st wards on...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Falls Short In Bid For Second Term
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had asked voters for four more years to continue her work reducing...
Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García Announces Second Run For Chicago Mayor
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocratic Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García announced on Thursday that he is running again for Chicago...
Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes back on critics who say he’s off to a slow start
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMayor Brandon Johnson lambasted critics who have said he’s off to slow start as mayor, arguing that...
For Black Mayors, Any Sign of Imperfection Means The Ax
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDespite a landslide runoff victory in 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn't place highly enough in her...
Editorial: Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God. But not...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn its election Tuesday of Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson as its 57th mayor, Chicago chose...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to turn old Jewel-Osco into migrant shelter stalls, but he says ‘winter...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s hope to buy a former Far South Side grocery store and parking lot as part of...