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Concession in 5th Ward means City Council won’t break record for women members — but only tie it

The decision by Tina Hone to concede to Desmon Yancy means the City Council will see 18 women sworn in next month — an increase of three since 2019 that matches the city’s all-time high for representation by women set in 2007.

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City Council to get new youngest member with Mosley’s win in South Side’s 21st Ward

The victory of community organizer Ronnie Mosley, 31, was secured on Monday with the concession of retired firefighter Cornell Dantzler, who concluded the ballots that could still arrive in the mail would not be enough to erase Mosley’s lead.

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Villegas, Monique Scott win ward races as Taliaferro struggles to hold onto 29th Ward seat

Meanwhile in the 24th Ward, Monique Scott declared victory Tuesday night less than a year after she was appointed to the role after her brother stepped down from the City Council.

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The fight for control of school boards, April runoff races heat up and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro in runoff to keep 29th Ward seat

Taliaferro, chairman of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, faces CB Johnson, leader of a nonprofit that helps people recover from drug use. On Feb. 28, Johnson ran strongest in the ward’s lowest-income areas.

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Write-in ballots force Taliaferro into 29th Ward runoff — but La Spata ekes out reelection in 1st

The official results, including all eligible mail-in ballots counted by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners on Wednesday, put Ald. Chris Taliaferro 25 votes shy of the majority he needed to win a third term outright.

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Write-in ballots could threaten 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s bid for reelection

Chris Taliaferro has held a slim majority of votes since Election Day Feb. 28. but ballots released Sunday could push him into a runoff against CB Johnson.

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Extremism probes in CPD, new endorsements of mayoral candidates and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Incumbent City Council members in 25th, 29th wards challenged over records on public safety

Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) aren’t keeping their constituents safe, their challengers say. The data tell a more complex story.

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