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Chicago mayor curses out Clarence Thomas at Pride parade
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) over the weekend took the stage at the city’s annual Pride in the...
Chicago mayoral candidate profile: Lori Lightfoot
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMayor Lori Lightfoot shocked Chicago’s political establishment in 2019 when she defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a landslide. Lightfoot had announced a longshot run against ...
In Chicago mayor’s race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats’ split
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO (AP) — Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson...
Chicago mayor candidates in final push for every last vote: ‘Don’t stand on the sidelines’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Soul Street Collective band was tearing up the Black Fire Brigade’s fundraiser on Chicago’s South Side Sunday when Mayor Lori Lightfoot walked in the door. Dozens of Black women who’d been ...
City Hall wants to put a statue of labor activist Mother Jones in Jane Byrne Park. Jane Byrne’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoAfter a bloody clash over the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park, then-Mayor Lori...
Daywatch: NASCAR street race generates $109 million, study says
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGood morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies quashed a drive Wednesday to stall a key...
Editorial: City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin has some big questions to answer
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe city treasurer’s office is the custodian and manager of all cash and investments for Chicago, a...
Chicago pastor retires from city’s largest Black church after almost 40 years
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAfter nearly 40 years as a pastor in Chicago, James Meeks delivered his last sermon on Sunday at the Salem The post Chicago pastor retires from city’s largest Black church after almost 40 years appeared first on TheGrio.
Chicago casino set for final City Council vote as aldermen support zoning
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA first-ever casino in Chicago stands on the brink of city approval Wednesday as council members backed zoning for the project after the alderman of the ward where it would be built toned down ...
Chicago mayoral candidate profile: Jesús ‘Chuy’ García
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García ran for mayor in 2015, challenging Rahm Emanuel as the candidate handpicked by Chicago’s progressive unions. Born in Durango, Mexico, García was a young protegé ...