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Editorial: MLK’s Chicago setback looks more like a victory today
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWere the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement that he led outwitted by Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley? As King’s top aide, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, would later write, ...
Democrats fear chaos of 1968 convention as they prepare to renominate Joe Biden in Chicago
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCHICAGO – Anti-war protests. A divided Democratic Party. An unpopular candidate hobbled by a foreign military conflict. In many ways, 2024 feels like 1968 all over again. Flashbacks of bloody ...
How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election...
Politically connected businessman James Weiss heads to trial amid swirling investigations, intrigue
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago businessman James Weiss may not exactly be a household name, but he’s spent his life running...
Here's How Many Streets Are Probably Named After Martin Luther King Jr.
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoClose-up of sign at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Way and Ashby Avenue, with road sign...
How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid; Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson headed to April...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago...
Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in close victory for progressives
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Voters chose a progressive former teacher over a tough-on-crime former public schools...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on 8 rivals in election
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection Tuesday after a...
Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett to speak in South Bend Thursday
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSOUTH BEND — Valerie Jarrett, a longtime adviser to former President Barack Obama and the CEO of the...