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Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas advanced from a nine candidate field in the Feb. 28, 2023, general election for mayor of Chicago, Illinois, to an April 24 runoff.

From its battles between ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel and its late leader Karen Lewis in 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union is now hoping to help homegrown candidate Brandon Johnson win the runoff to be Chicago’s mayor.

Welcome to the Friday, March 3, Brew. 

Crime, crime, crime. Also: crime. If there’s one issue responsible for the surprising downfall of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — who this week became the city’s first incumbent to lose reelection in four decades, after failing to advance out of a primary round — it’s public safety. Here’s hoping other…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu might want to look over her shoulder at the latest election results in her hometown of Chicago, where the liberal mayor was thrown out by fed-up and frightened voters.

The wave of high-level departures under Brown will make it difficult for the new mayor to find an insider who is qualified, battle-tested — and wants the job.

Hoping to allay concerns after the defeat of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson jointly agree to back the effort to land the 2024 Democratic convention.

CHICAGO — Cook County state’s attorney Kim Foxx issued a statement Thursday addressing the criminal history of the 18-year-old suspected of killing Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso on Wednesday as the five-year veteran of the department responded to a domestic incident.

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Trying to nail down Lori Lightfoot could be a study in frustration.

If we could be a little less convenience-addicted and a bit more organized, we could reduce the unnecessary flow of plastic into our environment.