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Por lo menos ocho inmigrantes, entre ellos tres niños, habían estado albergados en el Distrito Central desde que llegaron a Chicago. El Salvation Army trasladó a la mayoría de ellos a un refugio el lunes por la tarde.

Guidice’s career in the city has spanned 33 years, starting with a construction position at the Chicago Board of Education before a stint in operations in former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s office.

The union has spent years fighting the policies of the political establishment. Now, one of its own must deal with the realities of governing.

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hosted Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson at City Hall Thursday in a traditional meeting between the outgoing chief executive at City Hall and the new one.

In his first visit to the mayor’s office since being elected Tuesday, Johnson said he was struck by “what this moment means for people around the city, who want the city to be united.”

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in the runoff election for mayor of Chicago, Illinois, on April 4, 2023. Johnson received 51.4% of the vote and Vallas received 48.6%. They advanced from a field of nine candidates in the Feb. 28 general election.

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Progressive Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated the more conservative Democrat Paul Vallas in a highly-anticipated vote.

Johnson won 29 of 50 wards, including a clean sweep of majority African-American wards. He won six Hispanic majority wards to Vallas’ nine. Johnson sealed the deal along the progressive-minded north lakefront and the hipster Milwaukee Avenue corridor.

CHICAGO — On his first day as Chicago’s mayor-elect, Brandon Johnson echoed his winning promise to rethink the city’s approach to public safety, while his lame-duck predecessor Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned him to show humility to first responders upon the heels of another firefighter death in the city.